BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde - the ex-Maharashtra minister accused of a cash-for-votes scam before Wednesday's election - on Friday sent defamation notices to three senior Congress leaders, including party boss Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi, claiming their "false and baseless allegations... regarding ₹ 5 crore money being distributed".
The allegations, Mr Tawde complained, were made "with the sole intention of damaging the prospects of the party (the BJP) and also defaming (me)... in the eyes of right-thinking people".