INDIA Bloc: More Divisions Or Strategy?

In a setback for the opposition bloc, the CPI-M has reportedly decided against alliances in Bengal and Kerala, where its main rivals are its INDIA partners Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool and the Congress. It has also decided not to name any representative for coordination meetings of the anti-BJP front. Many saw it as inevitable but the larger question is whether similar differences between the INDIA parties could be ironed out in other states.