Shinde, who heads the Shiv Sena and is part of the ruling alliance in Maharashtra, said opposition parties did not raise similar concerns when the Congress won elections in several states

BJP’s Prasannchand Mehta was elected Jodhpur Mayor after securing 53 votes in the 100-member municipal corporation, defeating Congress candidate Rajendra Solanki, who received 47. Congress raised allegations about ballot secrecy and claimed BJP workers obstructed its councillors’ bus, though the claims were not independently verified.