Hours before Maharashtra voted today, one of the state's top politicians - Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister - allegedly warned a group of villagers that they would be left without water if they didn't vote for his cousin, Supriya Sule. Ms Sule's father - Sharad Pawar - is the head of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which has co-governed Maharashtra with the Congress for nearly 10 years.
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