Reacting to the allegations, Sharad Pawar said, "The person who made the allegations was in jail for several months. Only the BJP can prompt such a person to make false allegations."
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP candidate from Baramati Assembly constituency, Ajit Pawar on Wednesday cast his vote.
A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan told the Ajit Pawar faction that they must fight the elections under their own identity and refrain from using Sharad Pawar’s name during the electioneering.
The top court also instructed the Ajit Pawar-led faction to “learn to stand on its own legs” and maintain individuality of the parties.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde slammed the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, stating that it would be remembered as an "anti-development government," reiterating that the voters of Pune would stand with the Mahayuti during the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced its third list of 25 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections scheduled for November 20.
The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Sunday released its new list of 20 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections.
Speaking to media in Malappuram, Satheesan questioned why Chief Minister Vijayan had not acted even after learning that the Kuttanad MLA allegedly offered large sums of money to two other legislators.
Allegations of horse-trading have shaken Kerala’s ruling Left Front, with NCP MLA Thomas K Thomas accused of offering Rs 100 crore to two MLAs to persuade them to join the NCP Ajith Pawar group.
Zeeshan Siddique was expelled from Congress in August for cross-voting in the Maharashtra legislative council elections. He joined the NCP days after his father and former Maharashtra minister was shot dead outside his office.
