India, Oct. 20 -- The Gujarat government has approved the allotment of a disputed 978-square-metre plot in Vadodara to former cricketer and Lok Sabha MP Yusuf Pathan under its policy for international sportspersons, according to Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) officials.

A senior VMC official said the civic body had received the state government's approval and the proposal would be placed before the standing committee and the general board for their approval. He added that the details of the allotment are yet to be finalised.

Yusuf Pathan won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from West Bengal's Behrampore on a Trinamool Congress (TMC) ticket. He was among the 20 TMC MPs who rebelled against Trinamool Congress founder Mamata Banerjee and...