Hyderabad, Dec. 6 -- Without holding any brief for the Congress party, especially for its saffronised leader Kamal Nath, one needs to understand the irresponsible actions of some of the constituents of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance as well. As it has become a fashion of sort to blame Congress for all that goes wrong in the opposition camp, the fact is that leaders of the regional parties like Aam Aadmi Party, Samajwadi Party, Janata Dal (United), and Trinamool Congress are more bothered about their survival rather than work for the broad-based opposition front.

It would be inappropriate to put all the blame on Congress for the absence of a seat-sharing arrangement with the Samajwadi Party in Madhya Pradesh. The tru...