Maharashtra NCP (SP) president Jayant Patil has claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used the alleged `irrigation scam` for 10 years to blackmail Ajit Pawar, evoking rebuttals from Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the NCP chief, reported the PTI.

Jayant Patil made the claim in a newspaper interview on Saturday, ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly election 2024.