Nagpur, March 26 -- Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Thursday alleged that AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi is functioning as the "B-team" of the BJP, claiming that Owaisi announces candidates at the party's direction to ensure the BJP's success during elections.

Addressing the media, he said, "The entire nation knows that AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi is the B team (of the BJP). He announces the candidates at the direction of the BJP to ensure that the BJP gets success during the elections."

In another similar jibe, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan earlier in the day criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his party, calling them the "B-team" of the BJP.

He also said that the party is copying the ruling party's positions inste...