BJP drops CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar from list of star campaigners in Maharashtra

BJP dropped Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar from its roster of star campaigners in the state. A revised list of 40 star campaigners, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was presented to the Election Commission of India by the party. The NCP (SCP) faction had filed a complaint with the ECI accusing the BJP of breaching the Representation of the People Act and electoral code by featuring names of politicians from other parties as its star campaigners.