In Karnataka, elections now loom large. It is better that they do. The Congress, having itself experienced a short and nasty brush with the characteristic opportunism of the JD(S), should resist the temptation to enter into any arrangements with that party to prolong the life of the current assembly. Karnataka’s citizens should be spared further experiments in political chemistry and be allowed to vote in a new government. One that is, possibly, more stable and sensitive to their needs.