Congress an 'underdog' in LS polls: Chidambaram

“That is why it (AIADMK) did not form part of the A team and is functioning as the B team (of BJP),” he alleged.

If AIADMK did not have such compulsions, BJP and the ruling party in Tamil Nadu would have formed an alliance, the Congress leader said as he launched his party's poll campaign here.

“I would, however, like to caution you that no one can say there will not be an alliance between the two parties (AIADMK and BJP). History indicates it,” he said.

Alleging that AIADMK had sent both men and material when the controversial ‘Kar Seva' was on in Ayodhya, he said nobody could deny that even as he spoke about Modi attending Jayalalithaa's swearing-in ceremony as CM and vice-versa.  

Referring to CPI(M) and CPI as ‘bowler and batsman,' he said that they were initially inducted into the alliance by AIADMK. But since that angered the ‘A Team' (BJP), the Left parties were shunted out, he alleged.