Rajdeep thought he could scoop out a blockbuster from the Confidence Vote. His ambition was too great for intelligent reasoning and he fell prey to the glib talk from the BJP. The BJP was using the media to carry out their political campaign - note their strong backing of CNNIBN as "a channel that is not pro-BJP". Jaitley had to come up with this drama because his reputation of buying MLAs in Karnataka was challenged by members of his party crossing over in the national interest. All his legal skills will not save him from the embarrassment of biting the dust.