Daijiworld Media Network -Mumbai

Mumbai, Nov 20: In a significant political development ahead of the upcoming local body elections, the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Wednesday declared its exit from the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, confirming that it will contest the Mumbai civic polls and other local elections across Maharashtra independently.

SP leader Abu Asim Azmi said the decision followed the Congress party’s move to contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on its own, a decision that has triggered fresh tensions within the opposition bloc. Azmi said his party would field candidates in 150 of the 227 BMC wards, asserting that the SP was prepared to go solo statewide.

Taking a strong swipe at the Congress, Azmi said the party “only wants to take, not give,” ac

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