Daijiworld Media Network – Nanded

Nanded, Dec 8: Shiv Sena MLA Balaji Kalyankar of Nanded North on Sunday blamed BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Chavan for the collapse of alliance talks in the recent Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat elections and warned that a similar situation could arise in the upcoming Nanded Municipal Corporation polls, prompting the party to gear up for an independent contest.

Kalyankar said Chavan's “lack of interest in Mahayuti” had forced the Sena to contest independently in earlier local elections. “During the Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats, district chiefs and MLAs met with BJP and Ashok Chavan Saheb. But they showed no interest in forming Mahayuti or contesting together. That is why we fought independently and strengthened all our candidates,” he said

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