All isn't smooth sailing for the INDIA bloc because subplots have emerged, not only in states where there are no seat-share deals - like Kerala and Bengal - but in states where there are.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) Buoyed by sealing seat-sharing deals with the AAP and the Samajwadi Party, the Congress on Saturday took a swipe at the BJP, which is yet to announce such an arrangement with its allies, asking whether the ruling party has been held hostage by the parties it sought to gobble up.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar set the cat among the pigeons Thursday - first snubbing an invitation to join Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', and then leaving the Congress-led INDIA bloc on edge by reaching out to the BJP.
The Trinamool Congress will contest the elections for Bengal's 42 Lok Sabha seats under its own steam, and only consider an pan-India alliance with the Congress after results are declared, a furious Mamata Banerjee declared Wednesday.