India, Feb. 4 -- Sudhakar Ghare, who contested the assembly polls in November 2024 from Karjat as an independent candidate, has approached the Bombay high court alleging Shiv Sena's Mahendra Thorve, the current MLA, won the election by bribing voters and indulging in other malpractices.

Thorve's election should be declared as void and set aside and Ghare should be declared as the winner, the latter has said in the petition. A single judge bench of justice Sandeep Marne has posted the plea for hearing on February 18.

The petition, filed through advocate Pooja Thorat, claimed that Thorve indulged in a number of malpractices to secure his victory in the election. He did not mention details of criminal proceedings pending against him in the...