NEW DELHI, OCT 4: General Secretary Harkishen Singh Surjeet has said that the Third Front will be in place ``immediately'' after the Lok Sabha election but there is no guarantee that the Congress will lead a coalition Government to prevent the BJP from coming back to power.Asked if there is going to be a Congress-led coalition at the centre, he said in an interview to Jain TV, ``I am not prepared to say that today, but nothing can be excluded. It all depends on the numbers, it's a numbers game.''Replying to a question whether the Left will strive for a Congress-led coalition, Surjeet said, ``No, I am not saying that. It's a question of numbers. If the other parties combine and they have some numbers, then that will be an issue for discussion.''He did not rule out the possibility of a non-Congress party leading a coalition: ``Any possibility is there. The main question is how to stop the BJP from coming back to power. For that, what should be done has to be discussed.''Broadly hinting that parties like the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party will play a crucial role in the post-results scenario, the veteran Left leader said, ``Many people who deserted us may come back. For instance, Mulayam Singh Yadav believed in equi-distance and we did not, so he left us. Thus what he will do after the polls is a question, he cannot afford to go with the BJP. These questions have yet to be discussed.''Surjeet said the Congress claim that it alone will form the Government is ``nothing but propaganda. They will realise this as soon as the results are out.''He said the Left will continue to fight the Congress on the economic policy front: ``There can be no yielding on that. They (the Congress) will have to accommodate if they have to form a Government.''On whether the CPI(M) Will join the Government or support it from outside and on the question of West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu becoming prime minister, Surjeet said these issues will be decided at the party's politburo meeting on October 8 and 9.
