The alliance between Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Shiv Sena and Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi has been finalized ahead of the upcoming local and civic body polls in Maharashtra.
The announcement was made at Shiv Sena Bhavan or Ambedkar Bhawan in south Mumbai's Dadar. The alliance is reportedly seen as a game-changer in Maharashtra politics, with Uddhav Thackeray aiming to expand his party's base and Prakash Ambedkar looking to consolidate the Ambedkarite movement in the state.
Rekha Thakur, state unit chief of VBA, said that they were open for the alliance with the Thackeray-led Sena, but the decision will be taken at an appropriate time.
