MLA Ravindra Waikar had recently switched from the Shiv Sena (UBT) to the Shiv Sena. The ED had in 2023 lodged a money laundering case against Waikar in connection with the construction of a luxury hotel.
'Trapped in BJP’s game, Opposition is just left responding to its charges. Consequently, a huge issue like electoral bonds is completely missing from the poll talking points,' writes Urdu Times