India's ruling BJP party suffers setback as richest state slips out of its control

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MUMBAI (REUTERS) - In a setback, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party has decided not to form the government in the western state of Maharashtra - the country's richest - leaving opposition groups scrambling on Monday (Nov 11) to cobble together an alliance.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MUMBAI - In a setback, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party has decided not to form the government in the western state of Maharashtra - the country's richest - leaving opposition groups scrambling on Monday to cobble together an alliance.

On Sunday, the BJP's state president Chandrakant Patil said his party had decided to not stake claim to form government. In a tweet on Monday, the Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant, the federal Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, also quit from the Modi government.

 

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