India, Jan. 25 -- The political tussle in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) intensified on Saturday after the Shiv Sena (UBT) lodged a police complaint over four of its corporators who are allegedly untraceable, amid claims that they may switch allegiance to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.

The move comes as the Shiv Sena closes in on a majority in the 122-member KDMC with the support of five corporators from the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). The Shinde faction currently has 53 corporators, while its ally at the state level, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has 50. With the backing of the five MNS corporators and the four missing Sena (UBT) corporators, the Shiv Sena can touch the majority mark of 62 in the KDMC.

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