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Ambernath Political Twist: Shiv Sena-NCP Unite to Block BJP Power Grab

  • Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP, with an independent, formed a group in Ambernath Municipal Council.
  • The new alliance aims to keep BJP out of power in the local body.
  • This development follows 12 suspended Congress councillors joining the BJP.
  • The Sena-NCP-independent combine now has 32 members in the 60-member council.
  • The move disrupts BJP's plans to control the council after forming 'Ambernath Vikas Aghadi' with Congress and NCP.

Why It Matters: Shiv Sena and NCP allies formed a new group in Ambernath to prevent BJP from gaining power.

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