The moment the Left announced their withdrawal of support, LK should have come forward and declared that in the larger interest of the nation, BJP will support the nuclear deal. In one stroke, he would have reduced the Left, SP, BSP, JMM et al to non entities and at the same time elevated himself in the eyes of the people. In the next election, BJP's rise would have been certain. Then again one must understand that statesmanship is absent in today's political circles and so this can only be my wishful thinking.
