But the failure of the third force or front is also political. Its serial collapse at the Centre shows that the Third Front has failed to grow up from a political entity that defines itself by what it is not — non-Congress and non-BJP — to one that commits itself to a shared political agenda. As it periodically courts photo-ops with UNPA leaders, the Left in particular would do well to heed the message that has been amplified by Karnataka. There is no tactical or political gain in pumping up a Front that will not hold. Comrades must realise that they can either be with the Congress or be alone. There is no third option.
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