With the general election less than two years away, unsettling the UPA would not help the Left. It is not strong enough to come to power on its own and is unlikely to improve its current tally of seats in the Lok Sabha. Its alliance options also appear limited. Under these circumstances it may have to arrive at an unstated compromise with the Congress to keep the UPA going — for the moment at least. But this certainly does not mean that it has learnt the coalition dharma.
The writer is director, Centre for Public Affairs, Noida
Epaper
Newsletter
Stocks
Weather
Horoscope
