Sapkal Achieves Historic Congress-Vanchit Alliance, Reshaping State Politics

• Congress State President Harshvardhan Sapkal forged an alliance with Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, succeeding where senior leaders failed.
• The official state-wide alliance will be announced today by Sapkal and VBA State President Dhairyavardhan Pundkar.
• Previous attempts by veteran Congress leaders like Ashok Chavan, Balasaheb Thorat, and Nana Patole to ally with Vanchit were unsuccessful.
• This alliance is expected to significantly alter state political equations, particularly among Dalit, deprived, and minority voters.
• The move could impact strategies of Mahayuti and Mahavikas Aghadi, as Vanchit previously affected Congress's vote share.

Why It Matters: Harshvardhan Sapkal's successful Congress-Vanchit alliance is set to dramatically shift Maharashtra's political landscape.