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The much-hyped confederation betwixt the Congress and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) for the Mumbai civic polls suffered a crushed world jolt erstwhile it was revealed that the Prakash Ambedkar-led VBA lacked candidates to contention successful 20 of 62 seats allocated to it.
With the deadline for filing nominations for the January 15 elections ending connected Tuesday (December 30, 2025), the VBA 'disclosure' whitethorn necessitate Congress to rework the canvass strategy.
The 143-62 seat-sharing look was announced connected Sunday (December 28, 2025) betwixt the Congress and VBA for the 227-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. It was decided to allot immoderate seats to the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha and RPI (Gavai) faction.
“The VBA informed the Congress that it didn't person candidates successful 20 seats and has "returned" them,” a Congress person said. Reacting to the development, Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Nirupam stated helium sympathises with the voters of Congress successful 20 wards.
The VBA has immoderate pockets of power among Dalit voters successful Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra. The party, led by Dr. B R Ambedkar's grandson Prakash Ambedkar, chiefly derives its spot from Navboudh (neo-Buddhist) electorate.
