India, Aug. 11 -- A day after the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar alleged that ahead of the assembly polls in November 2024, the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was approached by two persons who claimed they could help the alliance win 160 seats, the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Sunday claimed the two same people had offered to secure the party's victory in 60-65 'difficult' seats by managing electronic voting machines (EVMs).

"I was present at that meeting, where Uddhav Thackeray told them that he believes in the democratic system and rejected their offer," Raut told reporters on Sunday morning.

Both the NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT) are part of the MVA alongside the Congress and other smaller parties. The allia...