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The BJP has entered into post-poll alliances with rivals Congress and AIMIM successful immoderate municipal councils successful Maharashtra, adjacent arsenic Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis connected Wednesday (January 7, 2026) rejected the tie-ups and warned of enactment against enactment leaders involved.
Following the civic elections past month, the BJP joined hands with the Congress, its arch-rival, and the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) nether the banner of ‘Ambernath Vikas Aghadi’ to signifier the Ambernath Municipal Council leadership, sidelining state Shiv Sena.
The BJP besides struck a akin confederation with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and respective different parties successful the Akot Municipal Council successful Akola district.
CM Fadnavis, however, made it wide that specified arrangements were not approved by the party's elder enactment and violated organisational discipline.
“I americium making it precise wide that immoderate confederation with the Congress oregon the AIMIM volition not beryllium accepted. If immoderate section person has taken specified a determination connected their own, it is incorrect successful presumption of subject and enactment volition beryllium taken,” CM Fadnavis told a quality channel, adding that instructions had already been issued to undo specified alliances.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, however, said, “What happened successful Akot and Ambernath shows frivolous behaviour of the BJP. The enactment tin forge an confederation with anyone to drawback power.”
Notably, BJP, Ajit Pawar-led NCP and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena are allies successful the Mahayuti authorities successful the State.
In Ambernath, the BJP forged a post-poll knowing with the Congress and the NCP, securing a bulk of 31 seats, adjacent though the Shiv Sena emerged arsenic the azygous largest enactment with 27 councillors.
The 3 parties person travel together, claiming that the determination is aimed astatine “saving the town” and ensuring unchangeable administration. The Shiv Sena, however, slammed the move, calling it “unethical and opportunistic”.
Sena MLA Dr Balaji Kinikar called it a betrayal of “coalition dharma” and contrary to the BJP’s nationalist slogan of a “Congress-mukt Bharat”.
CM Fadnavis asserted that specified alliances would not beryllium acceptable nether immoderate circumstances and said enactment would beryllium initiated against section leaders who defied enactment directions.
BJP councillor Tejashree Karanjule Patil was elected the Ambernath Municipal Council president, defeating Sena’s Manisha Walekar, and took the oath connected Wednesday (January 7, 2026).
In the December 20 polls to the 60-member civic council, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena won 27 seats, falling conscionable 4 abbreviated of a majority. The BJP secured 14 seats, Congress 12, NCP 4, portion 2 independents were besides elected.
With the enactment of 1 independent, the three-party coalition’s spot has risen to 32 councillors, crossing the bulk people of 30. The predetermination for the vice-president is owed shortly.
BJP corporator Abhijit Karanjule Patil, who has been appointed the radical leader, told the media that the confederation was formed to escaped Ambernath from “corruption and intimidation”.
Sena MLA Kinikar, however, claimed that portion the BJP speaks of a “Congress-free India”, it has partnered with the enactment locally lone for power.
In Akot, the BJP formed the ‘Akot Vikas Manch’ with the AIMIM, too enactment from the Uddhav Thackeray-headed Shiv Sena (UBT), Shinde's Shiv Sena, Ajit Pawar's NCP, Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) and the Prahar Janshakti Party led by Bachchu Kadu.
The BJP won 11 seats successful the 35-member council, with 2 seats pending election, and the AIMIM secured 5 seats. With the enactment of assorted different parties, the alliance’s spot stands astatine 25.
BJP’s Maya Dhule was elected mayor, defeating AIMIM's Firozabi Sikandar Rana. Ravi Thakur of the BJP was appointed radical leader, with each allies bound by the enactment whip.
The confederation was formally registered with the Akola territory medication connected Wednesday (January 7, 2026), up of Deputy Mayor and committee elections connected January 13.
The Congress, with six seats, and the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, with two, remained successful the Opposition.
