Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt reports that there is a view within the Congress party to look for common ground with the Left parties and negotiate for their support for the UPA government in remaining two years.

A senior leader from Maharashtra who is close to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi, told rediff.com that the Left party leaders were much better when they supported UPAI  when compared with Mamata Banerjee. The leader said there were differences on ideological issues, but the Left never approached the Congress with a list of demands. They could have got the best of ministries, but they remained outside the government. 

Full report on rediff.com in a bit.