Maharashtra Congress's working president, Mohammed Arif Naseem Khan said that the voters will not polarise based on caste or religion in Maharashtra's November 20 Assembly elections. Khan's narrow 409-vote loss in Chandivli's 2019 Assembly elections continues to be one of the most-talked-about electoral events. The former guardian minister of Mumbai Suburban district and All India Congress Working Committee member spoke with mid-day about his constituency, the capital city of Maharashtra, and the rest of the state.

Excerpts from the interview.