Baramati, Representaive 

During the annual rally of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, MNS president Raj Thackeray declared his unconditional support to Prime Minister Modi and subsequently to the BJP-led NDA in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. After that, there were constant speculations about the engagement of Raj Thackeray in Lok Sabha campaigning for the NDA.

Amidst all this, today, the photograph of Raj Thackeray is seen appearing on the campaign sheets of Sunetra Pawar, the Baramati Lok Sabha candidate of the Nationalist Congress Party. This has further sparked discussion in political circles in the state regarding whether Raj Thackeray would campaign for Mahayuti candidates or not.

Sunetra Pawar has been declared the official candidate of Mahayuti from Baramati Lok Sabha Constituency against her sister-in-law and current MP Supriya Sule. This Baramati Lok Sabha election has drawn the attention of the entire Maharashtra and the nation, as it is the first time that two members of the Pawar family are vying for a coveted seat against each other.

The campaign sheet for the candidate’s tour is announced daily. In today’s campaign sheet, there is a photo of Raj Thackeray on the leaflet of Sunetra Pawar, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

Apart from that, photos of other party leaders, such as Mahadev Jankar and Ramdas Athavale, are also on the campaign leaflet. After this, what stance Raj Thackeray would take will be interesting to see.

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Pune: Deputy Chief Minister and NCP (AP) President Ajit Pawar may have challenged his erstwhile mentor and NCP (SP) President Sharad Pawar in Baramati. However, he failed to bargain even within the Maha Yuti while claiming his share of seats for the Lok Sabha. This indicates his stature within the Maha Yuti.

On the contrary, Sharad Pawar has got 10 seats within the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) out of the 48 seats. In all 10 seats, except one, the NCP (SP) has fielded its own candidates. However, Ajit Pawar could not even find candidates from his own party while taking on the senior Pawar.

Ajit Pawar has got only four seats out of 48 in the Maha Yuti. Out of which his wife Sunetra Pawar is fighting from Baramati. Sunil Tatkare has been fielded from Raigad. In the remaining two constituencies, he had to import candidates from the Shiv Sena (BT) and the BJP.

There is a talk in political circles that Ajit Pawar had a tough time winning seats for his party in the Maha Yuti. He could not find a candidate in Shirur as the sitting MP, Dr Amol Kolhe, has remained with the Sharad Pawar faction. So, he imported Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil from the SS (BT). Thus, Patil got the ticket by joining the NCP (AP).

In Dharashiv too, the NCP (AP) could not find a candidate. A BJP candidate has joined the fray from the NCP (AP) there. In this seat-sharing, Ajit Pawar has two candidates from his own party while two have been borrowed. There has been no decision on the Nashik seat yet. The SS (BT) MP is showing his strength there. Chhagan Bhujabl has been boasting that he has the backing of Delhi to field an NCP (AP) candidate from Nashik. In this backdrop, if Ajit Pawar fails to get Nashik, then he will have to field four candidates, equal to the number of MPs that the undivided NCP had in 2019.

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