Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule has been fielded in Baramati Lok Sabha seat as a candidate of the I.N.D.I.A bloc while NCP has given ticket to Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar on the seat.
Maharashtra will vote in the first five phases during the Lok Sabha elections. The state has a total of 48 Lok Sabha seats. Congress, Shiv Sena-Uddhav and NCP-Sharad Pawar are also part of the I.N.D.I.A bloc.
Khadse quit the BJP in 2016, after almost four decades in the party. In 2020, he joined the undivided NCP after alleging that Devendra Fadnavis was trying to finish off his political career.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: Maharashtra, which has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second highest after Uttar Pradesh (80), will vote in five phases starting from April 19 and counting will take place on June 4.
The margin of Sule's victory in Baramati in her maiden contest for Lok Sabha in 2009 was 3,36,831 against BJP nominee Kanta Nalawade. In 2014, the margin plunged to 69,719 when Rashtriya Samaj Paksha leader Mahadev Jankar was Sule's challenger.
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Sharad Pawar thanked the party workers for their support and assured them that a decision regarding the Beed constituency candidate would be made after careful consideration by senior leaders. The polling in Maharashtra will take place in the first five phases starting from April 19 to May 20.
Meanwhile, Observing that the name and photographs of Sharad Pawar cannot be used by the Ajit Pawar faction for political gains, the SC sought a response from the NCP faction on a plea of the veteran Maratha leader alleging misuse of his popularity by the rival camp.
The apex court directed the Ajit Pawar-led party to give a categorical and unconditional undertaking that the name, pictures of Sharad Pawar will not be used.
Maharashtra has a total of 48 Lok Sabha seats but the decision on seat-sharing between MVA members is yet to be made. Ambedkar exposed the cracks in the I.N.D.I.A bloc ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
Speculation is rife that Ajit Pawar's wfie Sunetra Pawar could be fielded against Supriya Sule from Baramati. The two women came face to face at Kamleshwar temple in Jalochi village, last week.
Maharashtra has a total of 48 Lok Sabha seats and is the second state after Uttar Pradesh to have the maximum number of parliamentary seats. Lok Sabha elections are due to be held in April-May.
Maharashtra news: Speculation is rife that Sunetra Pawar could be fielded by the Ajit Pawar-led NCP in the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency against Sule, who is Ajit's cousin and the daughter of party founder Sharad Pawar.
The action against Kannad Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited (Kannad SSK) sugar mill owned by Sharad Pawar's grandnephew Rohit is part of an ongoing investigation in a money laundering case.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule said that the Pawar family is not divided simply because one member has taken a different stance.
Baramati Lok Sabha Election 2024: Supriya Sule, NCP leader and Sharad Pawar's daughter, won the constituency thrice in 2009, 2014 and 2019. Pawar himself represented the seat six times in 1984, 1991 (bypoll), 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004.
Shinde and Fadnavis had declined Sharad Pawar's meal invite by citing busy schedules, while Ajit Pawar remained tight-lipped about his plans.
Eknath Shinde has declined the invitation for dinner by Sharad Pawar.
The Sharad Pawar-founded NCP split in July last year after Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs joined the Eknath Shinde government.
Maharashtra is going to witness an interesting contest this year after the split of two key parties including Shiv Sena and NCP. So, which bloc -- NDA or MVA led by I.N.D.I.A -- will perform better in Lok Sabha 2024. Let's take a look.
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