The central Indian region of Vidarbha - which was once a Congress stronghold slowly became an arena of the BJP. However, for the saffron party, the 2024 Lok Sabha polls were a shocker in this vast geographical region spread in two revenue divisions of Nagpur and Amravati as the Congress made a tremendous comeback.
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The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) meeting for the seat-sharing for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly Elections is scheduled for today, afternoon.
Pune rural police have seized Rs 5 crore in cash from a car amid the model code of conduct in force in Maharashtra for the November 20 assembly polls, an official said.
The unaccounted cash was seized on Monday evening near Khed-Shivapur plaza on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway during a police nakabandi (on-road checking), the official said.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut in a post on X on Monday night claimed "Rs 15 crore" has been seized from a car belonging to an MLA from the Shiv Sena (which is led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde).
"Diwali is just a few days away, and it is often said that cleanliness is necessary to maintain the sanctity of the home during the festival. So, in a way, this ongoing cleanup is similar. Why would we object to that? We take pride in having dedicated workers. Those who come only for personal ambitions and to contest elections will lead to such incidents," said BJP leader Pratul Shah Deo on party leaders Lois Marandi and Kunal Sarangi joining JMM ahead of the Jharkhand Assembly elections.