Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Poll officials inspect Amit Shah's bag, chopper ahead of rally in Hingoli

Mumbai: The bags of Union Home Minister and BJP’s chief strategist Amit Shah were checked by a team of Election Commission of India when he landed in a helicopter in the Hingoli district to address a rally in poll-bound Maharashtra. 

In a post on X, Shah attached a video of the checking of the bags that he was carrying. 

“Today, during my election campaign in Hingoli assembly constituency of Maharashtra, my helicopter was inspected by Election Commission officials. BJP believes in fair elections and a healthy election system and follows all the rules made by the Honourable Election Commission. We all must contribute to a healthy election system and perform our duties in keeping India as the strongest democracy in the world,” Shah wrote.

Earlier this week, Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray were checked at least thrice  - after which he questioned whether bags to senior BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah were checked. 

Over the past few days, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, party's Maharashtra unit President Nana Patole, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Ministers  Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar were frisked when they landed in helipads. 

Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.

Subscribe and follow DH on Whatsapp, X, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram to never miss out on anything.