India, Nov. 21 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed an application by Pimpri MLA from the Nationalist Congress Party, Anna Dadu Bansode objecting to a petition challenging his 2024 election victory. A single-judge bench of justice Gauri Godse held that the allegations against Bansode of undeclared debts, and claims of irregularities in the use of EVM-VVPAT machines have established a "cause of action", which must be examined during the trial.

Bansode's application came as a response to a petition by Sulakshana Dhar, runner-up in the November 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections from the Pimpri seat. After Bansode won the election with 109,239 votes, Dhar said that Bansode had filed a false affidavit declaring his pro...