Admitting that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the coalition headed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has some ally trouble, the saffron party on Wednesday said it is trying to bring in new allies to compensate the loss of partners.

Speaking to ANI, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said the party is "working on bringing new allies into the NDA fold, especially in south India and eastern India."

His remarks came on the day when at least two meetings - one in Chennai and another in New Delhi - took place between the leaders of the BJP and the AIADMK. While two Tamil Nadu ministers met Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the national capital, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami met Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan in Chennai.

"Alliance politics is all about accommodation and adjustment, for which the BJP is ready. It is true that certain smaller allies like Upendra Kushwaha in Bihar decided to leave us but we are working on bringing new allies into our fold," Madhav said.

Madhav also slammed the 'Mahagathbandhan' - a 'grand alliance' of opposition parties - saying its only objective is to stall Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its leaders have no common minimum programme or agenda.

Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha recently parted ways with the BJP-led NDA and joined the 'Mahagathbandhan' or grand alliance in Bihar which comprises Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal and other smaller parties.

RLSP quit the NDA following differences with the BJP over seat sharing in the state for coming Lok Sabha elections.

While the BJP succeeded in pacifying another Bihar ally - Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP - by giving it 6 Lok Sabha seats to contest in 2019, its two partners in UP - Apna Dal and SBSP - have been raising concerns about the NDA.

Ashish Patel, national president of Apna Dal(S) and Union Minister Anupriya Patel's husband, said on Tuesday that small parties should be respected and given due importance by their bigger allies.