New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Following the seat-sharing pact between the Congress, Samajwadi Party and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress leader KC Venugopal 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".

"In the last week, the INDIA alliance has sealed important seat sharing in UP, MP, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana and Chandigarh. In the coming few days, all our other discussions will also reach a positive conclusion," KC Venugopal posted on X on Saturday.

"Meanwhile - what is happening in the NDA? Are all the ill-conceived, corrupt and opportunistic M&A deals giving BJP sleepless nights?" he added.

"Why is...