On again, off again, still on again support; something is wrong Once in a while it seemed Mamata Banerjee was coming back to the UPA II when DMK pulled out. It seemed Janata Dal (U)'s Nitish Kumar of Bihar could be roped in. But one thing has to be recorded Biju Janata Dal's Naveen Patnaik did not even hint at supporting the UPA II dispensation. Dr Manmohan Singh's Government has been hanging on with the outside support of Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav. But for a few days now, Mulayam Singh has been at his best to rip open the Congress. It seems, when P.Chidambaram complimented his son and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Mulayam has calmed down a little bit. But he is a past master at politicking. Remember, how he had hoodwinked Mamata Banerjee. Reports were apearing in the media that maybe Karunanidhi would return to the UPA fold. Lately, Karunanidhi has expressly confirmed there would be no going back to the UPA. Even the Prime Minister has hinted that there could be pulling out of allies, however as the leader of the ruling dispensation he should give out only remarks about the cohesion of the government. And that he has done. Everything may not be smooth going, and 2013 could be a cliff-hanger.