Ram Satpute, the BJP's candidate from Solapur Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra, has alleged that "fatwas" were being issued from mosques in Solapur to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024, reported news agency PTI.

Satpute, who is facing off against Congress' Praniti Shinde, the daughter of veteran leader Sushilkumar Shinde, made the claim while speaking to a Marathi news channel, reported PTI.