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Bhiwandi-Nizampur: Congress gains majority after 9 BJP corporators switch sides
Updated On: 19 February, 2026 02:41 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Nine BJP corporators in Bhiwandi-Nizampur split to form the Bhiwandi Secular Front and extended support to the Congress-led alliance, giving the oldest party the numbers to elect the mayor and deputy mayor
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Biwandi Secular Front members. Pic/X (@rais_shk)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suffered a setback ahead of the Bhiwandi-Nizampur mayoral elections. Nine of its 22 corporators broke away to form a separate group, the Bhiwandi Secular Front (BSF), and extended their support to the Congress-led alliance. This move paves the way for the Congress to elect its own mayor.
Congress-NCP-SP alliance gains strength
With the support of the BSF, the Congress-NCP-Samajwadi Party (SP) alliance has crossed the halfway mark in the 90-member body. A Congress functionary said on Wednesday, “The nine corporators have decided to support us.”
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