article_snippet.sent: But behind the scenes, senior party sources admit senior party sources current total of 57 MPs will be slashed to 'in the thirties' after a catastrophic collapse in support.
article_snippet.sent: A party source said if Party had a group of MPs numbering 'in the 30s' Party could potentially hold the balance of power after May 7 and be able to once again form part of a coalition government.
article_snippet.sent: Assessing the election outcome, A party source said: 'Everything is so marginal, we need to get into the 30s' and the other parties need to sort the other parties out and we will see what the answer is. '
article_snippet.sent: Asked if a seat count in the 30s' was realistic, A party source said: 'Oh yes.'
article_snippet.sent: Pressed on whether that was a 'best case' scenario, the senior Lib Dem said: 'I would like to say 150, but I think in fairness you wouldn't believe me. '
article_snippet.sent: There are lots of marginal seats.
article_snippet.sent: There's a marginal outcome in 40 seats for us and if us won every one of those marginal contests we would get to 40-odd.'
article_snippet.sent: Mr Clegg was all smiles at the Ageas Bowl cricket ground near Eastleigh, behind the scenes, senior party sources admit senior party sources current total of 57 MPs will be slashed to 'in the thirties' after a catastrophic collapse in support.
article_snippet.sent: The latest batch of surveys agree on only one thing: the result is probably too close to call.
highlights_snippet.sent: Party on course to lose a third of the 57 seats Party won in 2010, sources say .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Aides think that even 30 seats could be enough to hold balance of power .