Baramati, April 25 (IANS) The political landscape in Baramati is witnessing renewed internal churn following a statement by Jay Pawar, the younger son of former NCP chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, late Ajit Pawar, triggering fresh speculation over succession within the influential Pawar family.Jay Pawar on Thursday remarked, “The people of Baramati desire that I contest the 2029 Assembly elections,” a comment that has reignited the “brother-versus-brother” narrative within Maharasht…
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Mumbai/Baramati, April 24 (IANS) After the sudden and tragic demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, a significant power shift has taken place within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in the state. In a move to fill the immense leadership void, Sunetra Pawar has taken the oath as the state’s first female Deputy Chief Minister and has been appointed the NCP President, centralising all executive powers. To streamline party operations and ensure organisational stability, Sunetra …
Baramati, April 23 (IANS) After a high-stakes and emotional day of voting for the Baramati Assembly by-election, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP President Sunetra Pawar on Thursday issued a heartfelt message of gratitude to the people and political supporters. The by-election, necessitated by the demise of former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in January, saw a steady turnout as citizens cast their votes to determine the future of this crucial Assembly constituency. As per the Electi…
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Veteran leader and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar, who was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai due to ill health, was discharged on Thursday. Pawar had been admitted to the hospital on Tuesday, where he underwent various medical tests. After being kept under observation for two days, he was sent home on Thursday following the doctors’ advice, said the party in a press release.On Thursday, amid rumours about Sharad Pawar’s healt…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Contrary to the brisk polling in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, the by-elections for three seats (one in Gujarat and two in Maharashtra) started on a modest note and the polling percentage hovered around 30 per cent by Thursday noon. In Gujarat’s Umreth seat, polling was recorded at 37.14 per cent till 1 p.m. while in Maharashtra’s Baramati and Rahuri, the voting percentage stood at 31.91 per cent and 29.68 per cent respectively.Earlier also, Umreth seat led the pack by c…
Baramati, April 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP national President Sunetra Ajit Pawar on Thursday exercised her right to vote at the Zilla Parishad school in Katewadi. On this occasion, Member of Parliament Parth Ajit Pawar also cast his vote at the same location. There are in all 23 candidates, including Sunetra Pawar, in the fray. The by-election was necessitated following the untimely demise of former Deputy CM and NCP national President Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on Janu…
Baramati, April 23 (IANS) MahaYuti candidate and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar cast her vote for the Baramati Assembly by-election on Thursday. She cast her vote at a polling station in Baramati’s Gangubai Kante Zilla Parishad Primary School. The by-election was necessitated following former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s death in a plane crash near Baramati airport in January this year. Following Ajit Pawar’s demise, his wife, Sunetra Pawar, took oath as the Deputy CM of M…
Baramati, April 21 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) working president and Member of Parliament, Supriya Sule, on Tuesday broke down while remembering her brother and former Deputy Chief Minister, the late Ajit Pawar. Addressing the crowd in support of Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar at the concluding campaign rally for the by-poll scheduled for April 23, Sule expressed the family’s deep personal pain over the loss. She said she had come to request everyone t…
Baramati, April 21 (IANS) In an emotional finale to the campaign for the Baramati Assembly by-election, MahaYuti candidate and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar on Tuesday broke down while addressing a large gathering, vowing to fulfil the dreams of her late husband, Ajit Pawar, and serve the people of Baramati.Addressing a massive crowd, she asserted that she has taken up this “Gordian knot” (Shiv Dhanushya) to fulfill Ajit Pawar’s vision for Baramati. She added that she has “lock…
Baramati, April 21 (IANS) The NCP SP chief and former Union minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday announced that he will be unable to cast his vote in the upcoming Baramati Assembly by-election slated for April 23 due to health complications. This marks the first time since he contested his first election in 1967 that the senior leader will miss exercising his franchise in his home bastion.The by-election, scheduled for later this week, was necessitated by the tragic and untimely demise of former Dep…