The partnership between the opposition Congress party and its Maharashtra ally, the NationalistCongressParty, is more watertight, Chawake said.
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It also signals Congress's leading position within the ruling coalition made up of difficult allies such as Pawar's NationalistCongressParty.
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Many other small parties, such as the Samajwadi Party (SP) and NationalistCongressParty, also fared poorly as a Modi's development-for-all pitch swept the country.