Cong hints at taking outside support to keep BJP away

"The agenda of the BJP, especially those of its prime ministerial candidate, posed a danger to the very unity of the country... In such circumstances, I see there is a clear possibility of a UPA-III at the Centre. For this other parties will also extend support and the Congress is ready to accept that," he told a meet-the-press here.

Asked if the Congress was ready to take the support of the Left after the polls, Antony said it was for them to consider that question.

The impression being created that there was a "Modi wave" across the country was a myth created as part of the BJP's marketing strategy with the support of a section of corporates, he said.

He also did not see any prospect of a Left-led third front emerging as an alternative to BJP since all regional parties had declined to strike electoral adjustment with the Left.

Though UPA had some doubts about its prospects initially, with the campaign gaining momentum, the graph of the Congress had started rising day-by-day, he said.

About the Aam Aadmi Party's prospects, he said everybody had the right to dream. "If you won lottery once, it does not mean that every time you will win," he said.