KDMC polls: Shiv Sena alleges BJP workers distributed cash; party denies

THANE: (Jan 12) Shiv Sena candidates have accused workers of their Mahayuti ally, the BJP, of distributing cash to voters ahead of the January 15 Kalyan Dombivli civic polls, a charge denied by the saffron party.

Sena candidate Nitin Patil and independent nominee Ravi Patil on Sunday alleged that BJP workers supporting candidate Arya Natekar distributed money along with campaign leaflets at a building in Tukaramnagar, under the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) limits in Maharashtra's Thane district.

A heated confrontation broke out between workers of the two ruling allies, prompting police intervention.