The Times of India

Rare move: BJP unites with Congress to snatch Maharashtra civic body from Shiv Sena and then the suspensions

In Ambernath, the Congress suspended its corporators and block president for aligning with the BJP-led Ambernath Vikas Aghadi to form the civic administration, sidelining the Shiv Sena. This rare local alliance between rivals occurred despite the Shiv Sena emerging as the single largest party in the municipal elections.