India, Dec. 21 -- The Congress has decided to go solo in the forthcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls keeping in mind the feelings of local workers, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary in charge of Maharashtra, Ramesh Chennithala, said on Saturday.

Chennithala chaired a meeting of the Mumbai political affairs committee and spoke to various leaders across the state on Saturday about the upcoming corporation polls. Speaking to reporters in the evening, he said, "We will contest in alliance with Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) wherever possible and necessary. But in Mumbai, we will be contesting solo since this is a local poll and workers have their aspirations."

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