Dehradun, March 27 -- The highly confrontationist approach adopted by the Opposition after the Lok Sabha elections has been toned down considerably in recent days. The INDI Alliance was greatly enthused after doing better than expected and this spilled over in its attitude towards the government afterwards. Walkouts and refusal to participate properly in important legislative discussions in Parliament became quite common. The grandstanding by Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, sought to project an uncompromising ideological stand against the government and the 'Indian State'.
Events since then have divided the opposition on what strategy to adopt. The way things were going, the Congress and its leader were being proje...