Commenting on the merger of about half a dozen anti-BJP dispensations, the Union Minister in Narendra Modi government said, "it has presented a scene of 'shadi se pehle talaaq' (divorce before marriage)."
He added "the partners of the said conglomerate do not carry ideological commitment but undoubtedly they had united under a singular theme and that was to check BJP from coming to power."
The MoS Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs further took jibes at the Janata Parties over the reported tussle of seat sharing in Bihar Assembly polls between the Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) and the Lalu Prasad-headed Rashtriya Janata Dal.
"So far JD(U) and RJD have openly attacked each other on the question of seat sharing and if other partners of the alliance also placed their claims for multiplication of seats to contest the coming state legislature's election they might need constituencies in four figures," Naqvi said.