As PM Narendra Modi targeted the Congress in the Lok Sabha on Monday for removing parts of the Vande Mataram and accused it of “minority appeasement”, the BJP’s key ally at the Centre and Bihar, the Janata Dal (United), steered clear of the controversy. In contrast, two other major allies, the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), backed the BJP line. They accused the Congress of “tinkering” with the national song and blamed Jawaharlal Nehru.