IT was an unusual sight in the Uttar Pradesh assembly on February 26. Two most polite gladiators surveyed the arena—exchanging pleasantries and shaking hands before a cheering crowd (read MLAs) just before the bout. Kalyan Singh rose from his chief ministerial seat in haste as friend-turned-foe Jagdambika Pal—the other claimant of the seat—approached him. "I am really impressed by your manners and behaviour," Kalyan told his bete noire.