The political rift between Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) seems to be widening. On Thursday, MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande accused Shiv Sena (UBT) corporators of supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in the Chandrapur mayoral election in exchange for money. Deshpande claimed that each Sena (UBT) corporator was allegedly offered R1 crore for their support.

“Through my sources, I have learnt that Sena (UBT) corporators were offered remuneration for supporting the BJP mayoral candidate in the Chandrapur municipal corporation,” the MNS leader added. A Shiv Sena (UBT) leader from Chandrapur, however, has dismissed Deshpande’s accusations, calling them “baseless.” The leader challenged Deshpande to provide proof if his claims were genuine.