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SC remands poll affidavit case against Fadnavis to trial court: Beyond optics and ammo for opposition, case won't dent CM's poll prospects

The judgment has come at a time when the Election Commission announced the dates for Maharashtra Assembly elections and Fadnavis is the incumbent chief minister and face of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) campaign in the state. While it might 'politically' harm his prospects, legally it would not help opposition much beyond creating some high-decibel noise.

Arun Jaitley says govt not averse to making donations to political parties fully digital

Jaitley's statement comes in the backdrop of Union Budget's proposal that restricts anonymous cash donations to a political party to Rs 2,000