Advocate Girish Chodankar announced that all eight Congress MLAs involved in disqualification pleas must respond by October 18, 2024. Following their replies, arguments in the case are expected around October 24-25. This legal action stems from allegations that these MLAs engaged in anti-party activities after switching their allegiance to the BJP in September 2022. The Supreme Court has mandated that the Speaker of the Assembly address these disqualification petitions within three months, underscoring the urgency and political significance of the matter.