In a relief to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging his victory in the 2024 assembly elections from the Nagpur South West seat.

As reported by PTI, the bench of Justice Pravin Patil dismissed the petition filed by Congress' Prafulla Vinodrao Gudadhe against Fadnavis. The petition filed by the Congress leader alleged that the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, was involved in procedural lapses and corrupt practices during the 2024 Maharashtra assembly polls. The petition further alleged that Fadnavis’s victory in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election from the Nagpur South West Seat is illegal. 

In the 2024 Maharashtra elections, Prafulla Vinodrao Gudadhe lost to Fadnavis in the Nagpur South-West constituency by 39,710 votes.