BJP leader accused of distributing Rs 5 cr in cash ahead of Maha polls

With a high voltage 288-member state Assembly elections set to take place in Maharashtra on Wednesday, November 20, the national general secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vinod Tawde was caught in a soup, accused of distributing Rs 5 crore in cash to voters.

A video of the incident surfaced online and



quickly went viral. The video, shot by supporters of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA), accuses BJP leader Vinod Tawde of allegedly distributing cash for votes in the Palghar district of Maharashtra.

Tawde was holding a meeting with Rajan Naik, the BJP candidate in Vivanta Hotel when BVA workers stormed into his room.