Cong will do anything to remain in power: Karat

Asked about the Left parties8217; relationship with the Congress in future, he said 8220;our decision today to withdraw support should make that clear.8221;

Flanked by the General Secretaries of the four Left parties 8211; A B Bardhan CPI, T J Chandrachoodan RSP and Debabrata Biswas Forward Bloc, Karat said the UPA government would 8220;not be able to fight communalism with the policies they have been pursuing8221;.

With the Samajwadi party, whose 39 members are crucial for the government8217;s survival, stepping in after the Left withdrew support, the ruling coalition whose strength has been reduced to 230 is expected to be three short of the magic figure of 272.

UPA managers claim that as of now the Government could count on the support of at least 273 members in Parliament which currently has 543 members. There are two vacancies.