A candidate, Tejal Pawar, has accused Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar of pressuring her to withdraw her nomination for the BMC elections in Colaba. Pawar and her husband allege that Narvekar's personal assistant made repeated calls, offered money ranging from lakhs to crores, and that Narvekar himself exerted pressure, questioning her husband about her candidacy and issuing veiled threats. These allegations follow a similar accusation by another aspirant. Narvekar's office has not yet commented on the claims.