Reacting to AIMIM’s bid to join Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, BJP’s Shehzad Poonawalla said that AIMIM, RJD, and Congress have a “natural alliance” as all three follow an "appeasement-first policy". He added that Congress shouldn’t call AIMIM BJP’s B-team, citing Congress’s past ties with AIMIM in Hyderabad and during the UPA era. Bihar Assembly polls to be held later this year.