71.   The party does not have an alliance with the BJP outside Maharashtra state and party leaders do not rule out electoral fights between the two allies.

72.   The two companies had an alliance that was slated to turn into a merger at the start of this year, but the plan failed.

73.   The two firms already have an alliance to make motorcycles in India.

74.   Using a logo, he said, would be interpreted as having an alliance with a political party and would therefore compromise his independence.

75.   Japanese firms already have similar alliances.