Appearing for Baghel, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal argued that the election petition itself was not maintainable in law. I am raising a question of law that Section 126 is an electoral offence; it is not a corrupt practice. Background The election petition was filed by BJP leader Vijay Baghel, who challenged Bhupesh Baghel's election from the Patan Assembly constituency in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. The Chhattisgarh High Court had earlier refused to dismiss the election petition at the threshold, prompting Baghel to approach the Supreme Court. With Friday's order, the apex court has allowed the election petition to proceed to trial while leaving all legal issues open for determination by the High Court's election tribunal.