The Communists are steadily improving their share in Parliament and State Assemblies by making clever political alliances. Before any other party like BJP becomes the next unlikely partner for the sake of "numbers' game, the Communists should be made to clarify their stand on and relationship with Maoists and Naxalites. Can one imagine a political front making inroads into power, while the the terror spreading, unlawful outfits are eating into internal resources and having parallel unlawful governance of their own