New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party-SP president Sharad Pawar on Monday said that the Pawar family decided not to contest the Baramati by-election out of grief over the untimely demise of Ajit Pawar, but refrained from criticising the Congress for choosing to contest the bypoll.Speaking to reporters in Delhi after taking oath as a Rajya Sabha member, Pawar noted that while the Congress party has decided to field a candidate in Baramati, it is within its right to do so.When asked…
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Rahuri, April 6 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) State President, Shashikant Shinde, on Monday announced Govind Mokate as the party’s candidate for the Rahuri Assembly seat. The development is an embarrassment for the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), especially for the NCP‑SP, as its probable candidate and former Minister Prajakt Tanpure backed out of the race at the last moment and went into hiding after meeting State BJP chief Ravindra Chavan.The bypoll w…
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) The political landscape in Maharashtra is heating up following the announcement of by-elections for the Baramati and Rahuri Assembly constituencies. The Congress party has expressed its determination to contest both seats after receiving a “green signal” from the party high command. The vacancies arose following two tragic events: the death of sitting BJP MLA Shivajirao Kardile in Rahuri and the untimely demise of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in Baramati constituency i…
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee on Wednesday announced Akshay Shivajirao Kardile as the nominee for the by-election in Maharashtra’s Rahuri Assembly constituency.The by-election was necessitated following the death of BJP legislator and former Minister Shivajirao Kardile in October last year. Shivajirao Kardile was a veteran political leader with his presence in the district and state cooperative sector. Akshay is the son of the late leader.The …