Mumbai, Jan. 7 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde today lashed out against BJP's alliance with the Congress to defeat his Sena's candidate in the election of Ambernath Municipal Council in neighbouring Thane district and raised questions about how such unlikely political alliances are formed.
"The BJP must explain how such alliances came about. You (the media) should ask the BJP how these alliances get formed. Their leaders may have taken these decisions for power. Senior BJP leaders should take action against this," Shinde told media persons here.
Meanwhile, the Congress party officially announced that it has suspended 12 municipal councillors from Ambernath who had formed local level alliances with the BJP in Ambernath....