RANCHI, June 20 -- After two days of allegations and counter-allegations among the INDIA bloc allies regarding the Rajya Sabha results, the Congress on Saturday resorted to damage control underlining that the alliance was united, would remain so and would defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) design to create division within it.

The Congress leaders led by state president Keshav Mahto Kamlesh addressed a press conference at the state headquarters. Party legislators also joined them. They clarified that the allegations against their in-charge K Raju by ally RJD and Opposition BJP were baseless, while appealing to allies to maintain restraint instead of washing dirty linen in public.

Underlining that the party was willing to 'drink th...