Fourth Front will divide secular votes: Pranab

JANGIPUR(MURSHIDABAD): Not ruling out taking its support again to form the government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that the 'Fourth Front' comprising SP, LJP and RJD would split secular votes.

They would play spoilers for the main contestants where they are not serious contenders, he said.

"They will clearly waste votes. That is their main objective," the Congress leader said in an interview.

When asked to comment on reports that in the post-poll situation, the Congress might take their support, he said, "I do not know. It will depend on numbers. After all democracy is a game of numbers. What I can say is, we will get adequate number of seats. I can't predict. We are fighting to win the elections."

"Congress is contesting in enough constituencies to get adequate number of seats along with all the partners with whom we have seat sharing-arrangements like the Trinamool Congress in Bengal, NCP in Maharashtra, DMK in Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha led by Shibu Soren.

"Therefore, it will not be very difficult for the Congress to muster majority to form the government," he said.