Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) President Prakash Ambedkar has promised to raise an anti-BJP front by the beginning of next month. At the same time, he said his doors were open to the participants of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which in turn said it would love if VBA becomes part of their alliance, also known as INDIA bloc.

However, nothing seemed moving on Friday as both sides kept on finding an excuse to escape the blame for the break-up that seemed imminent. Ambedkar said his effort will see a new joint force coming up in Maharashtra before April 2. He kept observers guessing on his handling of the MVA issue. MVA, the big brothers in the state’s opposition bloc, responded by welcoming Ambedkar’s participation even after the announcement of candidates.