The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) may have snapped ties with its pre-poll partner the Shiv Sena (UBT), but it still expects the INDIA bloc's other constituents to accommodate it in the Opposition group. VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar has given the parties in Opposition a deadline of March 26 (today) for his party's induction.

Sena (UBT) chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut termed the development as unfortunate, but said that the Sena and its allies were confident of turning the tables on the BJP-led alliance even without VBA. “But our victory would be grandest with the VBA,” he told reporters on Monday.