New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Congress MP Imran Masood on Thursday indicated that the unity of the INDIA bloc should not be at the expense of his party. He added that many regional parties want Congress to stay on the back foot.

"The question about the future of the INDIA alliance concerns everyone. It cannot be that you will suppress Congress," Masood told ANI.

"The regional parties want Congress to stay on the back foot. We take everyone along regarding the national agenda, but we cannot dissolve our party," he added.

The INDIA bloc has suffered a major setback after facing a crushing defeat in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election. In the recent Delhi Assembly election Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress contested separately, though they were...