Sentence 1: WPB joined the Grand Alliance , however the party leadership openly questioned the direction of the subsequent 14 Party Alliance after the 2014 elections .
Sentence 2: The WPB joined the Grand Alliance , but , after the 2014 elections , the party leadership openly questioned the direction of the subsequent 14 party alliance .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?