Mumbai: Election checks intensified on Wednesday when officers stopped Uddhav Thackeray's convoy at the Sindhudurg border for inspection. However, upon recognising Thackeray inside the vehicle, the officers allowed him to proceed without searching the car.

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.

In a video, Uddhav Thackeray is seen confronting an election official who was waiting to search his brown duffel bag.

The entire controversy erupted on Monday after Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena posted a video of Thackeray’s bags being checked by election officials, accusing the poll authorities of deliberately targeting them.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray was trying to divert the attention by needlessly protesting against the checking of his bags by poll

Disclaimer: This script is machine generated, editorial revision is advised.Guys again today. . Isn't this the government like that. We have a proverb in Marathi Radi Ta. How are only opposition's bags checked and you will check Uddhav's bag every day for two days.

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.

Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday claimed his bags were inspected by election authorities after he arrived in Latur district of Maharashtra to campaign for the November 20 assembly

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,

Uddhav Thackeray had earlier shared a video showing election officials checking his helicopter after he arrived in Yavatmal to campaign for the Assembly polls.