Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly polls, Congress' Ramesh Chennithala alleged that crores of rupees have been offered to two MLAs to join Ajit Pawar's NCP faction. Questioning CM Eknath Shinde, Chennithala said, "Why is the CM, who is in charge of...home department, silent? Offering and accepting bribes is a criminal activity." The Ajit Pawar-led faction hasn't yet responded to the claims.