India, April 5 -- Former Maharashtra minister and Prahar Janshakti Party chief Bachchu Kadu has been booked for criminal conspiracy for allegedly plotting the murder of BJP MLA Pravin Tayade's cousin, Abhijit Tayade, through a "staged" road accident.

Abhijit Tayade, who manages the BJP's public outreach in Achalpur, in the Amravati district, recently lodged a complaint alleging that Kadu orchestrated the plot to eliminate him as part of a larger strategy to politically weaken his rival, MLA Pravin Tayade. Acting on the complaint, Chandur Bazar police registered a case against Kadu and three others, triggering a tense political atmosphere across the district.

The rivalry between Kadu and Tayade has been intense, especially after Tayade d...