Why, then, is there this nagging perception cutting across party lines that the Vajpayee regime may not last its full, even half, term? If there is no real opposition, if there is no reason to doubt the loyalty of the coalition partners, if the BJP in public appears reasonably united with no one coveting the PM's kursi, who is going to topple the government? The answer to that conundrum is: the BJP will topple the BJP. Or so the stars portend.