The Left Democratic Front (LDF) believed that the UAE diplomatic baggage gold smuggling scandal was behind.
After all, the ruling front had come back to power comfortably for a second straight term after decisively trouncing a recriminatory campaign "propped up" by "politically antagonistic" Central agencies and spearheaded by the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
However, Friday seemed to bring a "rude surprise" for the government.