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Two newly-elected corporators from Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) successful the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation person extended their enactment to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, further consolidating its presumption successful the civic body.
In the January 15 elections to the 78-member civic body (located successful Thane district), the BJP and Shiv Sena — some constituents of the ruling Mahayuti confederation successful Maharashtra — contested independently and won 37 and 36 seats, respectively.
VBA's newly-elected corporators, Surekha Sonawane and Vikas Kharat, met Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde astatine his residence successful Mumbai connected Sunday (January 18, 2026) nighttime and handed implicit letters of support, sources said connected Monday (January 19, 2026).
Kalyan's Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, the lad of Eknath Shinde, was besides present.
Mr. Sonawane and Mr. Kharat said their determination was aimed astatine ensuring the wide improvement of their wards and to instrumentality works nether the Dalit locality betterment scheme.
Several Shiv Sena leaders, including MLA Dr. Balaji Kinikar, erstwhile politician Sunil Chaudhary and spokesperson Rahul Londhe, were contiguous during the meeting.
With VBA's support, the Shinde-led Sena has raced up of the BJP to power the civic body.
The Congress, a section outfit and an autarkic person bagged 1 spot each successful the civic body.
