In a video obtained by India Today TV, the chief minister was seen engaging with the poll officials as they checked the helicopter and skimmed through his belongings.

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Monday dismissed claims of an 'ongoing fight' within the Mahayuti for the chief minister's position. Additionally, Shinde stated that within the Opposition formation-- Maha Vikas Agadi, personal ambitions for the top post supersede their desire to work for the people of the state.

The baggage-check routine of the Election Commission is extending to Chief Ministers now it seems. On Thursday, Election Commission officials searched Goa CM Pramod Sawant's bag at the Karad airport in Maharashtra's Satara district,

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde's bags were checked by Election Commission's officials in Palghar on Wednesday. Shinde's bags were checked after his helicopter landed at the Palghar Police ground helipad.