CPM expels Somnath, BJP expels 8 MPs
Massive cross voting and abstentions from the Opposition, especially the NDA, helped the UPA score a comfortable victory
[Jul 23, 2008] [Comments 1]
Somnath - CPM's articulate, liberal face
He believed that the Speaker's post was above party politics, and there was no reason for him to obey the party diktat to step down
