Photo: HTMumbai: Election-related violence in the politically and socially volatile Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra has become the latest flash-point between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena. A Shiv Sena minister, who did not wish to be named, said the ministers had also asked Fadnavis to withdraw cases filed against nearly 600 Shiv Sena workers in Ahmednagar. The chief minister could be more amenable to the demand to withdraw cases against Shiv Sena workers,” said the BJP legislator. Vishal Kotkar, a Congress party candidate, won the bypoll by a narrow margin against a Shiv Sena nominee. On Sunday, senior Shiv Sena ministers Diwakar Raote and Ramdas Kadam visited Ahmednagar.

Source: Mint April 10, 2018 19:41 UTC