Nagpur, Dec 12 (PTI) Maharashtra BJP president Ravindra Chavan on Friday said that senior leaders of their party have directed that an alliance must be forged “at any cost” ahead of the major municipal corporation elections which are to be held before January 31.

“We have been clearly told by the seniors that there should be an alliance at any cost before the civic polls,” Chavan said, adding that the matter has been discussed at length by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, who also heads the Shiv Sena.

Chavan said elections to 29 municipal corporations, including the Mumbai civic body, are likely to be held in January, while the Zilla Parishad polls may get delayed as the matter is currently before the high court.

He said Fadnavis had asked him to hold anothe

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