Maharashtra Assembly Polls 2024: Shiv Sena urges EC to seal borders with Karnataka, Telangana

Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Wednesday urged the Election Commission of India to seal the borders that Maharashtra shares with Karnataka and Telangana alleging that hundreds of crores are coming from these Congress-ruled states. 

Besides, the Shiv Sena also alleged that funds are coming from “foreign countries”. 

“Hundreds of crores coming in from both congress ruled states to aid the Maha Vikas Aghadi  in the Maharashtra elections,” Shiv Sena secretary and chief spokesperson Kiran Pawaskar said.

The Shiv Sena will submit a petition to the Election Commission about the issue. 

“The Congress has entrusted the responsibility for the Assembly elections on certain individuals from Karnataka and Telangana, who are bringing in hundreds of crores of rupees into Maharashtra from these states,” he said. 

Pawaskar further stated that there will be a flood of money in Maharashtra's elections. 

"Funds are flowing into the Maha Vikas Aghadi not just from Karnataka and Telangana, but also from foreign countries,” he said and emphasized the need to investigate these funds.

“In the Lok Sabha elections, money had flowed into Maharashtra from these same two states, which impacted the Mahayuti. Therefore, sealing the borders of Karnataka and Telangana is necessary,” he said. 

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.

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