Ironically, it took the ruling Left Front’s industries minister, Nirupam Sen, a tough Marxist with a beguilingly pleasing manner, to remind us that West Bengal is poised uneasily on the cusp of change. What he didn’t say in the Assembly on Wednesday was that the Trinamool Congress rule might mean jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Or it could be more of the same.

<p><table width='100%' border=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #0253B7;'><B>Sunanda K Datta-Ray:</B> The more things change...</td></tr><tr><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11px; '>The Trinamool will be as vulnerable to traders

Sunanda K Datta-Ray: The more things change...

The Trinamool will be as vulnerable to traders blandishments as the CPI(M) is

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