BJP, Thackeray Faction Form Alliance in Chandrapur, Congress Suffers Major Blow

• BJP and Shiv Sena (UBT) have formed an alliance in Chandrapur Municipal Corporation, sidelining the Congress.
• Congress, despite being the single largest party with 27 seats, failed to form the government due to internal disputes.
• The Thackeray faction (6 seats) and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (2 seats) acted as kingmakers, initially seeking the mayoral post.
• The alliance formula includes BJP and Thackeray faction each holding the mayoral post for 1.25 years, with UBT getting Standing Committee chairmanship.
• This marks the first municipal corporation where Thackeray's Shiv Sena and BJP have allied, despite state-level opposition.