Left parties in India are set to launch a country-wide campaign against the controversial India-US nuclear deal.
The communists, former allies of the government, withdrew support last week in protest against the government's decision to push ahead with the deal.
The governing coalition, which has now been reduced to a minority, will seek a vote of confidence on 22 July.
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The government says the nuclear deal is needed to meet soaring energy demands, but the communists say it could give the US too much influence over India.
Under the terms of the accord, India would get access to US civilian nuclear technology and fuel.
In return, Delhi would open its civilian nuclear facilities to inspection - but its nuclear weapons sites would remain off-limits.
Campaign
"The four left parties are organising a public meeting in Delhi on Monday to protest against the government's decision to go ahead with the India-US nuclear deal," according to a press release issued by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M).
Senior left leader AB Bardhan said meetings would be organised in towns and villages across the country as part of their campaign against the deal.
Left leaders say they will explain to the people the reason they pulled out from the Congress Party-led coalition and why they oppose the nuclear deal.
The campaign is due to go on till the end of August.
A two-day special session of the lower house of Indian parliament - the Lok Sabha - will be convened on 21 July with the confidence vote scheduled for the following day.
The Congress Party hopes that it will be able to replace support given to it by the communists in parliament by receiving the backing of the regional Samajwadi Party.
But correspondents say it is a tight race and the government has a tough fight on its hands.
A defeat for the government in the 543-member house would trigger an early election, and almost certainly would mean the end of the nuclear pact with the US.
India is under pressure from Washington to sign the accord before the US presidential elections in November.
Critics of the deal fear assistance to India's civil programme could free-up additional radioactive material for bomb-making purposes.
(BBC)
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