Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday blamed the Congress for the ongoing fissures within the INDIA bloc and said that the enthusiasm grand old party needed to show in discussing and engaging with alliance partners was not visible. 

"Congress should have come forward. The enthusiasm that Congress needed to show in discussing and engaging with the India Alliance was not visible," Akhilesh Yadav said in an exclusive interview with a news channel.

(With inputs from agencies)