BJP Joins Hands With Congress In Ambernath, AIMIM In Akola To Sideline Shinde Sena

On this Special Report, India Today's Pune Bureau Chief Omkar Wable details the 'strangest of bedfellows' in the Maharashtra civic polls. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reportedly joined hands with the Congress in Ambernath and the AIMIM in Akola to secure power. Wable notes that in Ambernath, the BJP and Congress came together to 'sideline Eknath Shinde', prioritizing power over ideology. The report highlights how these unlikely alliances have emerged despite the parties being staunch critics of each other, with the BJP reportedly seeking AIMIM's support in Akola to retain control.