The redent trust vote has created unpredictable situations: Mulayam Singh Yadav has voluntarily conceded that he canno be PM. BJP has succesfully created a wedge between congress and leftists Mamtadi has succesfully created a situation where congress has to join hands with her in WB to defeat CPM,even if BJP is a part of it and defend it quoting Leftists voting with BJP against UPA in trust vote Unless CPM goes a bit soft the days of electoral politics is over as far as Somnath and Pranab are concerned. The older generation of Congressmen and Excongressmen would burn their midnight oil to deny No2 position outside Nehru Gandhi clan to Manmohan after next elections. As far as Gujarat is concerned congress has already prepared its coffin by appointing one president and 2 working presidents. I wonder how the president, said to be a management graduate, agree to such an arrangement. AKC