There can be nothing but a sense of foreboding in the way politics is unfolding in northern and eastern India. The person of contention meanwhile is ensconced in western India. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is gasping for breath as one of its main constituents the JD(U) has walked away. The JD(U) broke its 17 year old alliance with the BJP because Narendra Modi was appointed as the campaign chief for the 2014 general election. Modi has not yet been named as the PM candidate nor has he been chosen as campaign manager for the NDA, yet Nitish Kumar would not go along with the Hindutva agenda of a BJP under Modi.