Congress Tables Food Security Bill

With DMK's withdrawal likely to precipitate an election showdown earlier than expected, looks like the Congress intends to wield the Food Security Bill as their electoral brahmastra:

http://www.firstpost.com/politics/with-food-security-bill-upa-signals-it-is-election-ready-667898.html

A credit downgrade from Standard & Poor's will suck the strength out of their brahmastra fairly quickly. Let's see if they can stand their ground then.