Voting will be held in 288 Maharashtra assembly seats on November 20. But a day before this, there was an uproar in Maharashtra politics over the ‘vote by note’ scandal. Veteran BJP leader and national general secretary Vinod Tawde has been accused of distributing cash worth Rs 5 crore. This allegation was made by Bahujan Vikas Party candidates Hitendra Thakur and Kshitij Thakur. Bahujan Vikas Aghadi alleges that this money would be distributed in Nalasopara assembly constituency. However, Vinod Tawde termed these allegations as baseless and demanded an investigation. But it begs the question whether this fuss is about money or the story is something else…
Now you know what the whole deal is.
According to information, Kshitij Thakur, son of Hitendra Thakur, candidate from Nalasopara assembly seat of Maharashtra, allegedly receives the news that senior BJP leaders have brought Rs 5 crore in cash to Hotel Vivanta. This money is distributed to voters. After this, Kshitij Thakur and his workers reach the hotel and surround Vinod Tawde. After this an uproar breaks out.
It is claimed that a diary of Vinod Tawde has also been found, in which the full account of the vows in exchange for notes is written. Bahujan Vikas Aghadi workers also display this diary. Later, officials also found Rs 9.5 lakh in cash. Bahujan Vikas Aghadi also alleged that the hotel manager had stopped the CCTV recording. After much fuss and fuss, Hitendra Thakur, his son Kshitij Thakur and Vinod Tawde hold a joint press conference. Tawde also clarifies that the idea of ​​distributing money is wrong.
Opposition surrounded BJP
As soon as Vinod Tawde was accused of cash-for-vote scandal. Immediately all the Mahavikas Aghadi leaders become active and start bombarding the BJP with accusations. On the other hand, the BJP completely rejected the money-for-votes allegations. The BJP claims there were 5 crore, so the opposition should present evidence before making allegations.
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Is there another story?
Now the question is if there is money behind the money-for-vote scandal or if the issue is something else. In fact, when hundreds of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi workers surrounded Vinod Tawde at the hotel, accusing him of distributing the money. At the same time, Bahujan Vikas Aghadi vice-president and Dahanu assembly candidate Suresh Padvi quit his party and joined the BJP.
The ruckus at the hotel is believed to be related to the BJP’s emergence into Bahujan Vikas Aghadi, because a day before the poll, Suresh Padvi quit the party and joined the BJP. It is reported that due to Tawde, Suresh Padvi left Bahujan Vikas Aghadi and joined the BJP.
Let us tell you that voting will take place on Wednesday on a total of 288 seats in Maharashtra. In Mahayuti, BJP is contesting on 149 seats, Shinde faction on 81 seats, Ajit Pawar faction on 59 seats, while in Mahavikas Aghadi, Congress is contesting on 101 seats, Uddhav faction on 95 seats and Sharad Pawar faction on 86 seats.
