Pune (Maharashtra) [India]: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday expressed his lack of interest in contesting from the Baramati assembly constituency and hinted that his son might replace him on the seat.
He also said that it was for his party to decide whether his son, Jay Pawar would contest in his place from Baramati.
Ajit said, “It’s democracy. I am not much interested in it because I have been part of 7-8 elections. If people and party workers think in such a way, then the parliamentary board should think about it. If the parliamentary board and the local party workers want it then we are ready to do it.”
Baramati assembly seat has been considered a stronghold for Pawar as he was re-elected from the same in 1995,1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019. He is currently on a state-wide tour to promote schemes launched by the state government for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly Polls.
Earlier on Tuesday, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that he made a huge mistake by fielding his wife, Sunetra Pawar, against Supriya Sule from Baramati in the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
“I love all my sisters. One shouldn’t allow politics to enter homes. I made a mistake in fielding Sunetra against my sister. This shouldn’t have happened. But the parliamentary board (of NCP) made a decision. Now I feel it was wrong,” Pawar said.
Following a split in the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the NCP announced Sunetra Pawar as its candidate from Baramati.
NCP (SP) candidate Supriya Sule retained her Baramati Lok Sabha seat by more than 1.55 lakh votes in the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Supriya Sule emerged victorious in the Lok Sabha polls from the Baramati seat, defeating the National Congress Party’s Sunetra Ajitdada Pawar. Sule polled 7,32,312 votes, while Sunetra Pawar garnered 5,73,979 votes.