Ranchi, June 19 -- Amid speculation over cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections, political reactions continued on Friday with Congress and CPI(ML) Liberation offering contrasting claims on the conduct of their respective MLAs. Jharkhand Minister and Congress leader Irfan Ansari alleged that alliance partners had "betrayed" the coalition at a crucial stage.

"We believe RJD and CPI(ML) betrayed us. We fully supported Chief Minister Hemant Soren, yet they deceived us at the crucial moment. The BJP is swallowing regional parties across the country. By stabbing your allies in the back, you are making a grave mistake," he claimed.

However, CPI(ML) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya dismissed the allegations and asserted tha...