India, June 14 -- There is evidently an existential crisis for the I.N.D.I.A bloc, an opposition alliance opposed to the Bharatiya Janata Party in particular and the NDA in general. At least three parties of the coalition, formed to counter the ruling dispensation, are on verge of a split and the relations amongst the constituents are far from cordial.

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress is facing an open revolt, with 19 MPs threatening to walk out and lend support to the NDA government. There have been allegations of intimidation and political blackmail besides the use of massive money power that have been leveled by the Mamata camp, but the ground situation does not favour her at this juncture. Some of her closest associates have accu...