Mumbai, June 5 -- In a stern disciplinary move, the Congress party has expelled two of its candidates for withdrawing their nominations from the ongoing Legislative Council elections without prior authorisation from the party leadership.

Maharashtra Congress State President Harshvardhan Sapkal announced the expulsion on Friday, confirming that the party membership of both individuals has been cancelled with immediate effect. The action follows the withdrawal of candidature by Sahebrao Kamble, who was contesting from the Yavatmal constituency, and Shailesh Agarwal, the party's nominee from the Chandrapur constituency.

The decision was taken after it was discovered that both candidates had withdrawn their applications while keeping the st...