BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde on Wednesday dismissed the allegations of distributing money to influence voters, saying he was well aware of the rules and not foolish to indulge in such an activity

BJP leader Chandrakant Patil has refuted claims against Vinod Tawde of illegal money distribution ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls. The allegations, raised by the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi, have triggered a political uproar,

The controversy erupted after BVA leader Hitendra Thakur accused Tawde of distributing ₹5 crore at the Vivanta Hotel in Virar, just hours before assembly polls.

BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde refuted allegations of distributing money to voters at a Virar hotel owned by political rivals. Bahujan Vikas Aghadi

BJP's Vinod Tawde refuted allegations of distributing ₹5 crore to voters at a Virar hotel owned by political rivals. He stated he was guiding party workers on poll procedures and wouldn't engage in such activities.

Tawde denied the accusations, stating, “I had stopped on my way to discuss the polling process and code of conduct with our candidate.”

The BJP said aid the opposition seems to have gauged their loss, which is why they have been floating conspiracy theories

Bharatiya Janata Party National General Secretary Vinod Tawde on 19 said that he dismissed the charge levelled by Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) that the BJP was “distributing money” ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.

The BJP on Tuesday denied allegations that its national general secretary Vinod Tawde was caught red-handed while distributing cash to voters at a hotel in Virar near Mumbai, more than 17 hours after campaigning for the Maharashtra Assembly election concluded.