The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Tuesday said the Left parties would not withdraw support to the United Progressive Alliance government.
A day after his election as general secretary of CPM, Prakash Karat, however, cautioned the Congress against deviating from the Common Minimum Programme and wanted it maintain "political cohesion" of the alliance.
"History shows that we have not precipitated any fall of government," he told PTI in a wide-ranging interview.
Karat also said assembly polls in Kerala and West Bengal in 2006, in whichªCPM would be pitted against its coalition partners at the Centre, would not cause problems for the UPA.
Karat talked about issues ranging from the third front to attempts to make inroads in the Hindi belt and the contentious FDI policies pursued by the UPA government in crucial sectors.
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