This evoked sharp reaction from the BJP. “Mamata herself knows where she is. We don’t know know her position because she is shunning us. It’s so frustrating,” said Tathagata Roy, former BJP state unit president. Although expected, for the BJP, this could not have come at worse time. Its relations with the Shiv Sena and JD(S) are strained. While the Sena has backed the nuclear deal, contradicting the BJP position, JD(S) which runs a government with BJP support in Karnataka is looking for excuses to part ways.