with subpar tally it will find itself isolated there is an opportunity for nda but it would now have to mount a powerful and cohesive campaign to surge ahead the third front will be critically dependent how the left performsa day after his son and union health minister anbumani ramadoss held discussions with senior congress leader ahmed patel political secretary to congress president ramadoss sr said karunanidhi is solely trying to protect his government that depends on its lone ally congressjayalalithaa who has already entered into an understanding with left parties and vaikos mdmk will be hosting tea for her allies and ramadoss is expected to be the central attraction by switching camps in the runup to the elections ramadoss will evoke a sense of deja vu the pmk was with the bjpled nda in 2001 when it suddenly joined the aiadmkled alliance shortly thereafter ramadoss returned to nda and when the time came for the 2004 ls polls he walked over to the congressdmk campjayalalithaa will also sign seatsharing agreements with other allies the cpi cpm and the mdmk on wednesday a new moon day considered auspicious in the tamil almanac the aiadmk chief will wind up the preelection process soon by releasing the partys list of candidates and announcing her campaign schedule she is likely to embark on a whirlwind campaign tour from the first or second week of april sources said