Thane, Dec. 31 -- Senior BJP leader and prominent North Indian face of the party, Kripashankar Singh, on Wednesday triggered a major political controversy by claiming that the Mahayuti alliance will form governments in all 29 municipal corporations, including Mira-Bhayander, and that the alliance would elect so many corporators that the mayor's post would go to a North Indian candidate.
Singh's statement has drawn sharp reactions from opposition parties, particularly the Shiv Sena (Thackeray faction), which has accused the BJP of insulting the Marathi identity. Over the past few weeks, the mayor's post has emerged as a key flashpoint in the run-up to the municipal corporation elections.
The BJP has been projecting fears that candidates wi...