Supriya Sule will contest this seat for the third time, while Sunetra Pawar will be making a political debut.
Pune (Maharashtra):
NCP (Sharad Chandra Pawar) leader Supriya Sule on Sunday said the BJP has conspired to field her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar against her in the Baramati Lok Sabha seat with the aim of unseating party chief Sharad Pawar.
In an exclusive interaction with ANI in Pune, Ms Sule said, “My fight is not against any person but against their mentality and policies. You have witnessed me in politics for the last 18 years; I have never made a personal comment about anyone made. “
Ms Sule said Sunetra Pawar is the wife of her “elder brother and the elder sister-in-law is considered mother.”
“It is dirty politics of the BJP. Sunetra Pawar, my elder brother’s wife, has a special place in the family as the ‘vahini’ (in Marathi) elder sister-in-law and she is a mother figure to me, but she is given to fight against me just to to create division in the family, and the BJP is behind all this. It is a conspiracy of the BJP, aimed at wiping out the name of Pawar Saheb (Sharad Pawar); they have nothing to do with it. having to do with the development etc of the constituency,” she added.
Meanwhile, after being announced as the Grand Alliance’s official candidate for the Baramati seat, Sunetra Pawar said, “Today is a big day for me. I would like to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde. , Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar for showing faith in me.”
The Baramati seat in Pune district has become a key battleground in the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra after candidates from both the Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar factions of the Nationalist Congress Party were announced, making it a ‘Pawar versus Pawar’ match became.
The Baramati Lok Sabha constituency has been a stronghold of Sharad Pawar since the 1960s, Ajit Pawar has been a successful MLA from Baramati since 1991, with a significant victory in the 2019 elections and is said to have had a major influence on the vidhansabha seats of Indapur . Daund, Purandar, Bhor and Khadakwasla, which falls under Baramati Lok Sabha.
Supriya Sule will contest this seat for the third time, while Sunetra Pawar will make her political debut in these elections.
The Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra will be held in five phases on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13 and May 20. The counting of votes will take place on June 4.
The state, with its 48 Lok Sabha seats, is the second largest contributor to the lower house after Uttar Pradesh. Known for its political diversity and significant electoral influence, Maharashtra plays a crucial role in shaping national politics.
In the 2019 elections, the BJP emerged as the largest party with 23 seats, followed by the Shiv Sena with 18 seats.
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