India, Oct. 19 -- The Opposition bloc's Bihar seat-sharing deadlock deepened on Saturday as the state Congress chief accused Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Tejashwi Yadav of "sabotaging" the alliance even as other coalition partners announced the number of seats they are "contesting" despite no official consensus.

Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee president Rajesh Ram targeted Yadav for "shifting his stance" in the alliance negotiations. "He entered the AICC meeting with KC Venugopal as a cooperative ally. Now, his actions suggest he is working against the agreement," Ram said.

The two-timeMLA's remarks come amid growing tensions between the two major INDIA partners, who have failed to reach a consensus on seat sharing even as the deadline...