Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde's bags were checked by Election Commission's officials in Palghar on Wednesday. Shinde's bags were checked after his helicopter landed at the Palghar Police ground helipad.

Eknath Shinde`s luggage was checked by ECI officials in Palghar as part of SOPs, sparking debate after similar checks on Uddhav Thackeray`s luggage.

Election officials also checked the bags of Union Minister Ramdas Athawale. Maharashtra BJP posted a video showing Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ bags being checked by security personnel at Kolhapur airport.

A video of the incident has been doing the rounds on social media. In the video, CM Shinde was seen engaging with the election officials as they checked the helicopter and scanned his belongings.

Amid row kickstarted by Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray over his bags checked by election commission officials on two consecutive days, a video surfaced on Wednesday (November 13) showing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's bags checked in Palghar.

Mumbai: Amid Uddhav Thackeray's charges, a video has surfaced showing poll authorities checking Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde ’s bags. Shinde arrived at the Palghar Police Ground helipad on Wednesday for an election campaign event when officials inspected his belongings.

After a routine check of Uddhav Thackeray's luggage in Maharashtra's Yavatmal triggered a row, BJP on Wednesday shared a video on X, showing Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's bags being similarly checked by airport authorities.

The Election Commission says that it has implemented strict checks on Maharashtra political leaders' aircraft and helicopters to ensure fairness in upcoming polls. The explanation came after Uddhav Thackeray's bags were checked for the second time.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray shared a video on X (formerly Twitter) showing election officials inspecting his bags upon his arrival in Yavatmal for the state’s upcoming assembly elections, due on November 20.

Uddhav Thackeray, leader of Sena (UBT), had his bags inspected by election officials for a second time, prompting accusations of targeted harassment from the party. The Election Commission maintained that these checks are standard procedure and applied to all political leaders,