The drugs-on-cruise controversy is expected to overshadow proceedings in the forthcoming winter session of the state legislature, with senior minister Nawab Malik assuring to expose the opposition for its alleged involvement in the case, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ready with its gloves off, to give a fitting response.

The session, to be held in Nagpur, is five weeks away. By the time the sitting opens on December 7, the drug case and allegation against NCB officer, Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede will be in advanced stage. The celebrity accused were bailed out on Friday, but the case refuses to die down, with other matters surfacing every day. The state government has said.