2 ‘cross-voting’ Congress MLAs meet Shinde, trigger buzz

Two Congress MLAs, Hiraman Khoskar and Jitesh Antapurkar, met Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, fuelling speculation about switching to Shiv Sena. Khoskar and Antapurkar dismissed the rumors, citing constituency work as the purpose of their meetings. This follows lingering doubts about Congress MLAs cross-voting during recent MLC polls.