VBA-Congress Alliance Unveils First Candidate List for Mumbai Civic Polls

• Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) announced its first list of 10 candidates for the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections.
• VBA has formed an alliance with Congress, making the Mumbai civic polls a three or four-cornered contest.
• VBA will contest 62 out of 227 seats, aiming to consolidate Dalit, Muslim, and Bahujan votes.
• The alliance is seen as a strategic move against Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena and MNS, potentially cornering Sharad Pawar's NCP.
• Rashtriya Samaj Paksha (RSP) also released its first list of 6 candidates for the Mumbai civic polls.

Why It Matters: VBA-Congress alliance shakes up Mumbai civic polls, aiming to consolidate votes and challenge rivals.