Pimpri-Chinchwad, Jan. 15 -- As polling begins across 29 civic bodies, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchand Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar levelled serious allegations over the conduct of the Maharashtra local body polls, claiming that the placement of polling booths was aimed at benefiting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Speaking to ANI in Pimpri-Chinchwad, he claimed that polling booths have been set up at considerable distances, making it difficult for voters to exercise their franchise. He added that Maharashtra Forests Minister Ganesh Naik is not even on the voter list for the relevant booth, and his family members' names are listed at different locations.

"People's polling booths have been placed far apart, which will prevent many pe...