From correspondents in Delhi, India, 08:00 PM IST

Leaders of ruling United Progressive Alliance constituents from Tamil Nadu are leaving no stone unturned to ensure the Congress Party wins the floor test.

The three political parties - DMK, PMK and MDMK - are busy these days tutoring their MPs about how to cast their crucial vote in favour of the Congress-led government. The three parties have a total of 33 votes.

The MPs, including seven new members, are being given training on how to press the button to vote in favour of the government.

These classes have become important, as goof-ups of the past have forced the parties to be extra careful.

The MPs from Tamil Nadu had failed to vote at crucial moments in the past. One was Sedappatti Muthiah (AIADMK), who had 'forgotten' to cast his vote in support of then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999, while the other is S.S. Rajendran (DMK). He couldn't vote because he got a call of the nature. This happened during a similar instance in mid-eighties.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)