The impressive win of CPI-M in the Tripura assembly just a few months ahead of general election has led the party to put more weightage on its stand. Although the victory has nothing to do with the Indo-US nuclear deal. But their triumph has now stood on the forefront to direct the UPA’s policies with much greater force.

The victory in Tripura was celebrated with pomp and glory in the party headquarters in Delhi on Friday. The leaders emphasized on the party’s prospect in the would-be elections and also asserted their strength in holding a firm grip to secure majority. However, the party now holds a “big no” to the UPA’s nuke deal.

The government says it will soon sit to talk to CPI-M about the outcome of talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency. That significant meeting could take place next week, once the Indian negotiators return from Vienna.

''It is for the Congress party to decide. We have always made our position clear and we continue to oppose the deal,'' said Sitaram Yechury, member, CPM Politburo.

The CPM general secretary Prakash Karat, who wants the government to clearly spell out its nuclear plans, did not utter the N-word publicly.

He did use the Tripura election results though to attack the UPA government's economic policies.

''This time, many loyal Congress voters too have decided to vote for the left parties,'' said Prakash Karat.

But CPI's AB Bardhan was more vocal. In a letter to the Prime Minister, he said the Left will have no option but to withdraw support to the UPA, if the government goes ahead with the nuclear deal.

The drama on Indo-US nuclear deal has been on the air for quite some time now, where the Congress and the CPI-M are playing politics of pressures and counter pressures over the deal.

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