Maharashtra BJP leader Pankaja Munde denies reports of party asking her to cancel ‘break from politics’

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Also read: Maharashtra portfolios allocation: Ajit Pawar strikes gold, gets finance and 6 other departments Munde further explained that portions of her speeches were sometimes taken out of context, leading to speculations and misinterpretations by the media. This had prompted her decision to take a break "not from my work but from you (media)." Also read: Maharashtra district announces holiday for all schools and colleges in view of heavy rains She also disclosed that after her defeat in the 2019 Assembly polls from Parliament , her name had come up for nomination to the Rajya Sabha and the Maharashtra Legislative Council on two occasions, but she was asked not to proceed at the last moment.

Moreover, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA representing the Vijayraghavgarh assembly segment in Katni district, Madhya Pradesh, declared that he will contest the upcoming state assembly polls if 51 percent of the people from his constituency vote in favour of him in a referendum organised by him. Legislator Sanjay Pathak made this announcement during a function held on Tuesday.

"Printed slips will be distributed to the people of my constituency with the option given to them to select the choice between contest polls or not. I will contest only if more than 50 percent people of my constituency will say yes for contesting the polls," he said.