Maharashtra: NCP (Ajit Pawar) allocated four seats, wants more
13-Mar-2024 05:00 PM 3810
Mumbai: Mar 13 (Reporter) Maharashtra's ruling Mahayuti alliance partners BJP and Eknath Shinde-headed Shiv Sena have allocated four Lok Sabha seats for ally Ajit Pawar-led NCP, which, however, is reportedly pushing for a larger share of tickets in the coming general elections. According to the current discussions, the NCP (Ajit Pawar) will field candidates from Baramati, Raigad, Shirur and Parbhani. Meanwhile, the BJP is set to contest 31 seats, while the Shiv Sena will vie for 13 seats. Baramati holds major political significance for the Pawar family, serving as their stronghold for decades. However, this election will witness a familial clash after Ajit Pawar's unexpected rebellion divided the party and its supporters. The sitting MP from Baramati, Supriya Sule, Ajit Pawar's cousin, is expected to face off against her sister-in-law, Sunetra Pawar, the wife of Ajit Pawar. For Raigad, Ajit Pawar has nominated NCP's Maharashtra president and sitting MP Sunil Tatkare to contest against Anant Geete, who Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena will likely nominate. Geete previously served as a Union Minister in PM Narendra Modi's first term. In Shirur, the NCP may field either Pradeep Kand or Adhalrao Patil, none of whom are members of the party. While Patil, a former Shiv Sena MP, was recently appointed as the chief of the MHADA by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Kand serves as the chief of a district cooperative bank in Pune. In Parbhani, the NCP (Ajit Pawar) is expected to nominate Rajesh Vitekar, who currently serves as the president of the Parbhani Zilla Parishad...////...
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