By T.J.S. George
Kapil Sibal, distinguished legal luminary who is also an ardent Congressman, said recently: "People don't see Congress as an alternative to the existing Government. We lost all by-elections in Gujarat. In some UP Constituencies, Congress candidates got less than 2 percent votes. Three candidates in Gujarat lost their deposits." He must have added more sorrowful tales to his list after last week's local elections in Kerala. The ruling Communist-led coalition reduced the Congress-led group to a poor also-ran.
