India, Feb. 4 -- There have been multiple media reports that suggest that the decision of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest all the 42 seats in her state, demonstrated the acute divisions within the I.N.D.I.A bloc. This could be true if one views the development in isolation, without taking cognizance of its consequences. It is being argued that the cracks in the Opposition were going to help the BJP, which has been seeking to dislodge Mamata from her top position for a long time now. This could have been so, had the BJP been locked in a straight fight against the Trinamool Congress. However, the move to go it alone may have been strategic, and notwithstanding the noise that is accompanying the decision, which has eviden...