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The lotus-eaters

If the spate of the scams at the centre has failed to wipe the smugness off the faces of congress party leaders it is largely because of the dangerous drift within the principal opposition. Yedyurappa's graceless exit is but a symptom of the deeper malaise. A team of Delhi-based leaders known as the D-team, or the D-4, conducted a popularity survey of the prospective replacements for the chief minister's post in Bangalore. The D-4's favourite, Ananth Kumar, is believed to have got just three votes.

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