Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for terming the 2024 state assembly polls as "match-fixing", reported news agency PTI.

In an article, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha had alleged "match-fixing" in the Maharashtra polls and claimed that it would next happen in the Bihar elections and "anywhere the BJP is losing".

Hitting back, Shinde said his allegations were baseless, a waste of time and reflective of a party that has lost its relevance in the country`s politics.