In a recent development, Himanta Biswa Sarma, a prominent BJP leader, has issued a warning to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel regarding the ₹508 crore bribe charge in the Mahadev betting app case. Sarma asserted that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has granted Baghel time to contest the elections out of "magnanimity," but a thorough investigation will follow once the polls conclude.
Sarma further claimed that Baghel anticipates imprisonment and aims to implicate others in the process, suggesting an intra-party rivalry with his deputy TS Singhdeo. The BJP leader questioned why Baghel has not received an ED notice yet and insinuated a connection between Baghel and the ED.