Nagpur: Ramtek constituency is one of the 12 assembly constituencies in Nagpur district, six of them rural and six urban. It's a pilgrim centre known for the very ancient Ram temple also known as Gad Mandir situated atop a hill. Another historic connection of this place is with Mahakavi Kalidasa.
On invitation of Vakataka King of Vidarbha around 400 AD, Kalidasa is believed to have visited this place, Captivated by the beauty of the place, he stayed on to pen his magnum opus Meghadootam. Once known as the safe haven for Congress, it achieved political importance when former prime minister the late P V Narasimha Rao contested from the Ramtek Lok Sabha seat once. But today, ironically, the Congress symbol will be missing from the election scene for the first time.
The party had to bow down before an adamant Shiv Sena (Uddhav) and concede in the seat-sharing talks to leave it to the Sena (UBT) . So, though on the face of it, it may look like a straight fight between Sena (UBT) nominee Vishal Barbate and Sena (Shinde)'s Ashish Jaiswal, what has queered the pitch is presence of a Congress rebel Rajendra Mulak who has jumped into the fray. Mulak has a presence in Nagpur rural .
Mulak is a protégé of ex-CM Prithviraj Chavan and also related to him. He comes from a prominent Congress family. His father Bhau Mulak was a MLA and minister in 70s.
Rajendra Mulak was a minister of state in Prithviraj Chavan ministry and held portfolios like finance and energy. A dynamic and committed .
