A four-time MLA, Mohammad Akbar won nearly 70% of the votes from Kawardha in 2018; BJP is trying to cash in on the tension in the area since a 2021 communal incident
MLA Rohit Pawar criticised the BJP for its silence over former Pune police chief Meeran Borwankar’s allegation in her book that Ajit Pawar had tried to put pressure on her for handing over prime police land to a private builder in 2010.
Congress leader Koustav Bagchi has teamed up with BJP Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari in West Bengal to support job seekers protesting against the ruling Trinamool government. Bagchi stated that the forum supporting job seekers is apolitical, and he has joined the rally with the BJP leader.