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flag Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut accused the Shinde faction of promising ₹10,000–15,000 to voters in Maharashtra’s December 2 local polls, calling it an illegal "Lakshmi Darshan" scheme.

flag Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, returning after a health-related absence, accused the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena of promising cash payments of ₹10,000–15,000 to voters during Maharashtra’s December 2 local body elections, calling it an unprecedented "Lakshmi Darshan" scheme. flag He urged the Election Commission to act, alleging violations of the code of conduct and citing helicopter use and private aircraft as signs of a campaign shift. flag Raut, who completed radiation treatment, claimed ongoing alliance talks with Raj Thackeray’s MNS and predicted a split in the Shinde faction, with 35 MLAs potentially defecting. flag He dismissed claims that the Uddhav Thackeray faction recognizes Shinde’s Shiv Sena as legitimate and said PM Modi, Shinde, and CM Fadnavis called him during his illness. flag Fadnavis downplayed the allegations, expressing relief over Raut’s recovery. flag Polling in some Pune district councils has been postponed to December 20, with the rest on December 2 and counting on December 3.

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