With the nomination window closing on December 30 for the Maharashtra municipal corporation polls scheduled for January 15, political parties are in a frenetic rush to finalise their candidates. On Monday, several parties released the candidates’ list and issued AB forms to the contestants.
The Congress, after announcing an alliance with Prakash Ambedkar’s Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), released a list of 87 candidates, while VBA announced names of 10 candidates. The list includes a mix of candidates representing various castes and religions, including OBC, Maratha, Dalit, and others.
The VBA has decided to contest in 62 seats, while the Congress will contest in 165 out of a total of 227 seats.
‘Historic alliance’
“This is a historic alliance as it could be a direction of politics in Maharashtra. Now that an alliance has been made, both the Congress and VBA will work together, keeping our ideology intact,” said Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad.
