Left had long been nursing a dream of attaining supremacy on the national scene. With this end in view they have managed to keep Kerala, Tripura and West Bengal within their grip. They managed to maintain the forte in these states. However, for realizing their dream of getting a foothold on the threshold of Parliament they had to find a viable national party. INC was identified as one and the only such module that would install them at the helm of the nation and they opted for it. They have now come a full circle and after decades of uninterrupted rule in WB, their dream, at last, to make their say in the national affairs as an integral ally (UPA) has come positive. Bickering is an innate tendency and wavering before deciding to act is part of their temperament, knowing pretty well they are not going to make it in a big way at the centre without having this national party by their side. A loathsome party that CPM are, unable to reconcile with upper class gaining an edge or the nation getting on with multinationals, they are miles behind the formula of a spirited nation striving for higher goals on the international scene. Obviously, only a freak accident could ...guess!
