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Maharashtra Congress main Harshwardhan Sapkal connected Thursday (December 25, 2025) said his enactment is holding discussions to signifier an confederation with Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) for the upcoming municipal corp elections.
Both parties person authorised their section enactment to instrumentality decisions connected an alliance, Mr. Sapkal said aft a gathering of the Congress authorities predetermination committee astatine Tilak Bhavan successful Dadar.
"There is simply a beardown tendency among leaders connected some sides for a Congress-Vanchit alliance. There is bully connection betwixt the leaders, and sincere efforts are being made to marque the confederation imaginable for the corp polls," Mr. Sapkal said.
At the gathering held successful Tilak Bhavan, campaigner enactment for 28 municipal corporations excluding Mumbai, based connected recommendations from territory Congress committees and keeping societal practice successful mind, were discussed on with strategies for predetermination management.
Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar, Legislative Council radical person Satej Patil, erstwhile main ministers Prithviraj Chavan and Sushilkumar Shinde, erstwhile ministers and AICC office-bearers, attended the meeting.
Mr. Sapkal said the civic canvass docket was announced connected December 15, pursuing which the enactment instantly began its predetermination planning.
He added that discussions are besides underway with the Shiv Sena (UBT) led by Uddhav Thackeray, a constituent of the Maha Vikas Aghadi and INDI bloc.
Mr. Sapkal added helium is not straight progressive successful confederation talks for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
AICC caput U.B. Venkatesh has been entrusted with holding discussions with the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, helium said.
Polls to 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai, volition beryllium held connected January 15, portion votes volition beryllium counted the adjacent day.
