A fresh political storm has erupted within the Maharashtra Congress following contradictory statements from two senior leaders Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar and State Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal over a proposed alliance with the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for the upcoming local body elections.

MNS-MVA Alliance Reports Trigger Row

The controversy began after reports surfaced that the MNS had finalised an alliance with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for the Nashik local body polls.

The MVA comprises Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT), Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (SP), and the Congress.

Wadettiwar Backs Local Autonomy

Senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar downplayed the development, saying district units had the freedom to make deci

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