India, Oct. 18 -- While differences have been simmering between ruling parties over the legislative council elections, fresh discord has surfaced between two Mahayuti constituents, this time in the Latur District Cooperative Central Bank election. The election is scheduled for November 15, with 999 voters choosing 19 representatives.

State cooperation minister and NCP leader Babasaheb Patil has blatantly teamed up with Congress leader and former MLA Dhiraj Deshmukh to contest the bank election. This has drawn sharp criticism from the BJP, which has taken up the issue with NCP chief Sunetra Pawar. The BJP leaders have demanded action against the minister.

Latur BJP leader and former minister Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar alleged that Babasah...