Mumbai, Oct. 1 -- The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has rallied behind growing protests against the Election Commission of India (ECI) over alleged irregularities in voter lists and the implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

In a boost to the youth-led agitation, the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) has extended its support to both tomorrow's 'Jail Bharo' protest and the October 4 mega march led by Raj and Uddhav Thackeray.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the INDIA bloc meeting in New Delhi, NCP-SP National Working President and MP Supriya Sule announced the party's support for the October 2 statewide agitation.

"To protest against the arbitrary functioning of the Central Election Commissio...