Cong going into election mode: Left, BJP

8220;The Left parties are lampooning the UPA every day and the government has become completely radarless. What we can say for sure now is that the countdown for mid-term polls has begun and only the timing is to be decided,8221; BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy told PTI.

CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan said Congress 8220;is going in an election mode. Congress wants to impose an election on the country. It is Congress which will be responsible if the governments falls and an election is imposed on the country8221;.

The Left parties said their opposition to the nuclear deal with the US was a 8220;principled position which cannot be compromised8221; as they believe the pact was not in the interest of the country.