JP MLA accuses ally Shiv Sena legislator of taking money to switch loyalty in 2022

Mumbai, Nov 27: In yet another instance of growing unease among ruling allies in Maharashtra, a BJP MLA on Thursday accused a legislator of partner Shiv Sena of accepting money to shift allegiance from the Uddhav Thackeray camp to Eknath Shinde-led faction when the party split in 2022.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena share power in the state along with Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) as part of the Mahayuti alliance.

BJP MLA Tanaji Mutkule, who represents the Hingoli assembly seat, alleged that Shiv Sena legislator Santosh Bangar from Kalamnuri seat in Hingoli district, had accepted Rs 50 crore to switch loyalty in 2022.