The affidavit is connected to several allegations against Ajit Pawar, who was the minister of water resources between 1999 and 2009, including that of escalating costs in 32 irrigation projects in Vidarbha by Rs 17,700 crore within three months.
Ramesh Nadesan, Special Executive officer of the Shiv Sena said that four hundred supporters of the party had joined BJP as they felt cheated when the Shiv Sena shook hands with corrupt and anti-Hindu parties.
Sudhir Dhawale in his book alleged that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's father late Balasaheb Thackeray presided over killings of thousands of Dalits in Maharashtra