The Congress said the alliance is only for Mumbai, and for the rest of the 28 municipal corporations going to polls in Maharashtra, a decision will be taken at the local level.
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, which fought LS polls on its own after talks with MVA fell through, saw vote share reduced to just 3% in seats it contested in Maharashtra.
In an interview, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar blames Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Sanjay Raut for falling-out with Maha Vikas Aghadi and rules out any future alliance with bloc.
In Maharashtra, Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi leader announced candidates on 9 seats. This could mean repeat of 2019 polls when his party split opposition votes, hurting Congress-NCP alliance.
Leaders privy to seat-sharing talks among constituents of MVA say Thackeray, Pawar & Kharge will also hold final round of talks with VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar in coming days.
With BMC election coming up & despite Shiv Sena's turbulent history with Dalit rights groups, Uddhav Thackeray's party is in talks with Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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