Ahed of the BMC Election 2026, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Harshvardhan Sapkal on Friday asked the State Election Commission (SEC) to register a criminal case against State Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar for an alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), reported the IANS.

In a letter to State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare, Sapkal accused the Narwekar of misusing his constitutional position to influence the municipal corporation election process, the news agency reported.