Last time he challenged Left on the nuclear deal he backed down shamelessly and continued in power for a eyar saying one had to deal with Life's dissappointments. I don't think this puppet yet ahs the guts to resign and even if he does. It is too late. The deal is as agood as dead. Congress stayed one more year in power and as a result and with increasing BJP rise, inflation and allies presure, is only likely to do more bad with every passingd ay leading to the next Lok Sabha elections. It's a case now of Deal or nod eal in political survival.