India, Nov. 14 -- Citing ideology, the Congress will not have any truck with the Mahayuti, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in the local bodies elections. The state leadership is also against an alliance with the NCP (SP), which is set to join hands with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP in some bodies. All this was discussed in the parliamentary board meeting of the party held on Thursday.

Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Thursday said, "Although the right to form alliances in local body elections has been given at the local level, the Congress is bound by its core ideology, as it is fighting a battle of ideas and not power. No alliance will be formed with parties that...