New Delhi, May 16 -- With the possibility of a fractured mandate looming large, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has started calling up Opposition leaders requesting their "availability" and "accessibility" in Delhi post the last phase of Lok Sabha polls on May 19.

AICC sources confirmed the former Congress chief who had taken the lead in the formation of UPA in 2004 has been active from the confines of her 10 Janpath to bring all UPA allies, even regional heavyweights and neutral players like BJD, TRS, on board with a clear motive to block the Modi juggernaut from returning to power at the Centre.

Congress leaders recalled as how Sonia had reached out to Left and rushed to Chennai to meet DMK chief M Karunanidhi once the results suggested ...