The third will never be possible. Infact with the third the government will not be stable and even it can't rule 5 yrs term- just as happened in the past. The other parties always dream of third coalition through which they want to have more power. If these parties really are looking for Third front, why can't they come up with clear agenda and pre-election aggreements, not the compromise for the sake of power.
As long as the literate people will take passive interest in elections, the popularity for Congress will never decrease. The alternate to Congress can only be BJP. Though the BJP's ruling last time was comparable to congress', the `Vajpayee` factor will be missing this time.
In the end, Communists must continue thier marriage with congress atleast for a decade.
