BJP, AIMIM, Congress Form Unexpected Alliance in Achalpur Civic Body

• BJP, AIMIM, and Congress formed an unexpected alliance in Achalpur Municipal Council, Maharashtra, to elect committee chairpersons unopposed.
• This alliance contradicts their central leaderships' stated positions, raising eyebrows in the political landscape.
• An AIMIM councillor became education and sports committee chair, a Congress member led the water supply committee, and a BJP councillor headed women and child welfare.
• Achalpur BJP MLA Pravin Tayade expressed unawareness and disagreement with the alliance, citing his Hindutva ideology.
• Similar alliances were previously seen in Akot (BJP-AIMIM, later scrapped) and Ambernath (BJP-Congress against Shiv Sena).

Why It Matters: Unlikely political rivals BJP, AIMIM, and Congress allied in Achalpur civic body for committee posts.