▁government ▁as ▁responsible ▁for ▁a ▁rapid ▁economic ▁transformation ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁However , ▁the ▁N DA ▁suffered ▁a ▁defeat , ▁winning ▁only ▁a ▁ 1 8 6 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Lok ▁Sab ha , ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 2 2 ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Progress ive ▁Alliance ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Congress , ▁with ▁Man m oh an ▁Singh ▁succeed ing ▁V aj pay ee ▁as ▁prime ▁minister . ▁Comment ators ▁have ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁N DA ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁reach ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁rural ▁masses ▁was ▁the ▁explanation ▁for ▁its ▁defeat . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Alliance ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁formal ▁gover ning ▁structure ▁in ▁place , ▁such ▁as ▁an ▁executive ▁board ▁or ▁polit b uro . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁parties ▁to ▁make ▁dec isions ▁on ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁sharing ▁of ▁seats ▁in ▁elections , ▁allocation ▁of ▁minist ries ▁and ▁the ▁issues ▁that ▁are ▁raised ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁Given ▁the ▁varied ▁ide ologies ▁among ▁the ▁parties , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁many ▁cases ▁of ▁disag re ement ▁and ▁split ▁voting ▁among ▁the ▁al lies . ▁O wing ▁to ▁ill ▁health , ▁George ▁Fern and es , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁N DA ▁conv ener ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁of ▁his ▁responsibility ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁Sh ar ad ▁Y ad av , ▁the ▁then ▁national ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁J D ( U ) ▁political ▁party . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3