Overview
- BJP MLA Tanaji Mutkule accused Shiv Sena (Shinde) legislator Santosh Bangar of offering cash and other inducements to sway voters in the Hingoli municipal race.
- Mutkule further claimed Bangar accepted Rs 50 crore to join the Shinde faction in 2022, an allegation Bangar denied while accusing Mutkule of misdeeds.
- NCP (SP) called on the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker to investigate the Rs 50 crore claim, arguing the charge compromises the ruling coalition’s legitimacy.
- Tensions escalated after the BJP inducted three leaders from the Shinde-led Sena despite truce efforts, with state BJP chief Ravindra Chavan saying he would focus on preserving the alliance until December 2.
- Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said the BJP–Sena partnership would endure as partners reiterated a no‑poaching pledge and Sena MLA Nilesh Rane shared videos alleging cash stockpiles for voter inducement in Malvan.