Overview
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said alliances with Congress or AIMIM are unacceptable, ordered them reversed, and warned of disciplinary action against local leaders.
- In Ambernath, BJP formed the Ambernath Vikas Aghadi with Congress and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP, crossed the majority mark in the 60-member council, and saw BJP’s Tejashree Karanjule Patil elected council president as Shiv Sena remained the single largest party with 27 seats.
- The Maharashtra Congress leadership distanced itself from the tie-up, dissolved its Ambernath block committee, and suspended the 12 corporators who aligned with the BJP.
- In Akot, BJP set up the Akot Vikas Manch with AIMIM and other parties, registered the front with the district administration, claimed a strength of 25 councillors, and scheduled collective voting for deputy mayor and committee posts on January 13.
- Shiv Sena leaders condemned the arrangements as unethical and a breach of coalition dharma, AIMIM’s Imtiyaz Jalil objected to the Akot tie-up, and the status of both fronts now hinges on the BJP’s directive to exit.