Mumbai, Dec. 28 -- Congress has formed an alliance with Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi for the upcoming elections in 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, sources said.

This would mark the first time Congress has joined hands with the VBA, after alliance talks failed during the 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.

The Congress-VBA alliance is likely to be announced today, sources said.

The BMC elections, along with 28 other municipal corporations, are witnessing a shift in Maharashtra's alliance politics, with the parties in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) going different routes.

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