In a major jolt to the Shiv Sena-Congress alliance, the BJP backed Konark Vikas Aghadi mayor candidate Pratibha Patil triumphed the mayoral polls in Bhiwandi Nizampur.
Ramesh Nadesan, Special Executive officer of the Shiv Sena said that four hundred supporters of the party had joined BJP as they felt cheated when the Shiv Sena shook hands with corrupt and anti-Hindu parties.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar said that during the Maharashtra Assembly elections in 2014, he supported BJP because he did not want Shiv Sena and BJP to come together.
Bengal: Bir Bahadur Singh is a resident of Garden Reach area in Kolkata's Metiabruz and works at Tantia High School since the year 2016, he is also an RSS activist
Sharad Pawar (NCP) was ready to offer support to BJP and had sent communication with two demands to PM Modi and HM Amit Shah, and BJP had rejected them both