Rebel Congress leader Mukhtar Shaikh has withdrawn his nomination as an independent from the Kasba Peth assembly constituency and lent support to the official Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidate Ravindra Dhangekar for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024, reported news agency ANI.

He said that he had received several calls of reassurances from Congress' leadership, which led to the withdrawal of his nomination.