A court has framed charges against former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in connection with a complaint of alleged non-disclosure of criminal cases registered against him in his election affidavit in 2014.

Judicial Magistrate First Class VM Deshmukh framed the charges against Fadnavis on December 4, but the BJP leader pleaded not guilty. The court was hearing an application filed by advocate Satish Uke, seeking criminal proceedings against Fadnavis for the "non-disclosure" of criminal cases in the poll affidavit.