A Congress in disarray has sharpened rivalries among Opposition parties while Modi is already in election mode
TMC chief Mamata Banerjee had proposed the names of Sharad Pawar, Farooq Abdullah and Gopalkrishna Gandhi, but the Congress and the Left block reached out to Yashwant Sinha instead
Several old allies who went out of the NDA seem to be on the same page with BJP when it comes to the latter’s presidential nominee
Priyanka Gandhi could be brought into the Upper House to handle parliamentary politics
Sinha is believed to have even proposed to Banerjee that there should be a separate film department in the cabinet
In terms of its reputation as a business destination, West Bengal has climbed down a slippery slope
Some say the appointment as Lokpal secretary is a stepping stone for Lal to eventually become principal secretary to the prime minister