Explained: All about alliances

Cometh the elections, cometh the alliances. It is a topic that we see being passionately debated inside every newsroom and in every political rally. The political pundits discuss them, while the political leaders strategize about them.

And for good reason. Alliances are known to make or break governments.

So what are alliances and why are they formed, Moneycontrol's Atharva Pandit explains all that and more.