Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday took a jibe at the Opposition's alliance and said that it is a 'political nonstarter.' 'What results Congress will see in the upcoming state elections can be seen through the dream of 'Mahagathbandhan' (alliance) that (Congress president) Rahul Gandhi has been watching ' both cycle (Samajwadi Party) and elephant (Bahujan Samaj Party) have ran away,' Irani told ANI soon after the Election Commission of India announced the dates for upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh.

'It (Opposition's alliance) is a political nonstarter, the dream of which only Rahul Gandhi is seeing. It's a big cue for the people of the country that Rahul Gandhi is not acceptable to the Opposition,' she added.