Nagpur, Aug. 9 -- Amid Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's allegations of fraud by the Election Commission (EC) in voter lists, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-SCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said two people had approached him ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024, claiming they could guarantee 160 out of 288 seats.

Speaking to the media, Pawar said that he arranged a meeting of these people with Rahul Gandhi, but ultimately both of them decided to turn down the offer, saying, "This is not our path."

"I remember that before the Maharashtra Assembly elections were announced, two people came to meet me in Delhi...They told me that out of 288 seats in Maharashtra, we guarantee you 160 seats. I was surprised, to be honest, I had no ...