Mumbai, Oct. 22 -- The Congress party will contest the forthcoming Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections alone, ruling out an alliance with either the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena or the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).
Bhai Jagtap, former president of the Mumbai Congress, stated this today as the Election Commission (EC) prepares to conduct local civic body polls across Maharashtra.
"Let alone Raj Thackeray, in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections, we will not fight even with Uddhav Thackeray," Jagtap said on the sidelines of a Congress meeting.
He emphasised that local body elections are for party workers, who have carried the party flag for years and want to contest on their own strength. "Therefore, let th...