Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray faction challenged the victory of Eknath Shinde faction MP Naresh Mhaske, alleging that he hid his criminal record. Bombay HC dismissed the petition finding flaws in it, Eknath Shinde’s MP gave clarification

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The leaders are not satisfied with the results of Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections till now. This can be said because the victory of Thane MP was challenged by the Uddhav Thackeray faction. However, the Bombay High Court rejected the petition after finding defects in it.

In fact, Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Rajan Vichare had filed a petition in the High Court claiming that the election of Eknath Shinde faction MP Naresh Mhaske should be cancelled because he had hidden the information about his criminal record in his affidavit.

After reading the petition, the High Court bench said that the reason for the action has not been given in the petition and there are many defects in it.

‘Conviction not disclosed’ – Uddhav Thackeray faction

In the petition filed by Rajan Vichare, it was claimed that Naresh Mhaske did not disclose his conviction in any criminal case in his election affidavit. Therefore, his election should be cancelled. The Shiv Sena MP had opposed this petition.

Eknath Shinde’s MP gave clarification
Mhaske argued that he did not need to mention this in the affidavit, because according to the rule, it has to be disclosed only when the conviction is a punishment of one year or more.

The High Court accepted Naresh Mhaske’s argument
Naresh Mhaske told that he was released on probation without any imprisonment in this case. The High Court accepted this argument and said that the petitioner has failed to explain the reason for action in the election petition.

Results of Shinde faction in Lok Sabha elections
It is known that Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena contested elections on 14 seats in Maharashtra, out of which it won seven seats. However, compared to the last election results, this time Eknath Shinde faction was disappointed, as their seats decreased by 6.