Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC), which has floated a `Third Front' to take on both the AIADMK-Congress and DMK-BJP fronts in the coming Lok Sabha elections, is likely to identify its electoral partners by Thursday. Party president G K Moopanar was awaiting the decision of the Indian Union Muslim league (IUML), which is holding its executive committee meet at Tiruchirapalli on Wednesday.

Trinamool to join Vajpayee-led govt

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee announced that her party would join the Central government if at the Centre the BJP-led coalition headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee returned to power. ``For the cause of development of Bengal and for the cause ofthe unemployed youth in the state we will join the Vajpayee ministry if the BJP-led coalition returns to power,'' she said.announced at a crowded rally to pay homage to 13 youth activists killed in police firing on the is day six years ago.