After all, before the protests began, Zindani had been one of Saleh's most reliable supporters.
And yet at Lewis's fights, wherever they may be, his most ardent fans, his most reliable supporters, are British.
The military, which is among Mr. Mugabe's most reliable supporters, is also asking for wage increases for soldiers.
Like any candidate in a vigorous fight, he reached out to his most reliable supporters and he took on his opponent as directly as possible.
Their most reliable supporters, besides the President, are the sort of evangelical-Christian conservatives who contemplate Armageddon with something like rapture.
As a result, the monarchies' most reliable supporters, the aristocratic landowners and the clergy, were able to secure the allegiance of the general population.
Presidents enjoy a great deal of freedom in policymaking, but they ignore the views of their most reliable supporters at their peril.
A well-known example, opponents say, was his policy of refusing to release the names of ultra-Orthodox Jewish defendants accused of sex crimes, which drew praise from some rabbis who have been among his most reliable supporters.
The BJP's pro-Hindu bias can still be electorally useful, for example in Assam, which is anxious about an influx of Bangladeshi (Muslim) migrants.In the longer term, the BJP is likely to prosper as more Indians come to resemble the well-off urbanites that are its most reliable supporters.
