Mumbai, Jan. 10 -- In yet another twist in the Ambernath Municipal Council elections, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde outsmarted his state ally, the BJP, by luring four NCP councillors and an independent member out of a BJP-led front to stake claim to power in the civic body. The switch has upended the post-poll equation in the 60-member council, where the BJP, after its controversial post-poll alliance with the Congress collapsed, sought to keep the Shiv Sena out of power by inducting 12 suspended Congress councillors. The December 20 polls threw up a hung house, with no party securing a clear majority. The Shiv Sena emerged as the single largest party with 27 seats, followed by the BJP with 14. The remaining 19 seats were shared among the Congress (12), the NCP (4), independents and others. In a bid to keep the Shiv Sena out of power, the BJP engineered a post-poll front, bringing together all other parties, including 4 councillors from the NCP. On Friday, Shinde weaned away the four NCP councillors from the BJP-led front. The Sena also secured the backing of an independent councillor, taking the group's tally to 32, one more than the majority mark of 31. P7...