Pune/ Mumbai: Shiv Sena minister Deepak Kesarkar backed Ajit Pawar ’s statement that he should not have mixed politics and family ties on Tuesday. “Politics is politics and family is family. We should not mix them.
As a brother, it’s his duty to go and celebrate Rakshabandhan. As a political leader, he will be on the forefront for Mahayuti for winning the next election,” he said. It was a high-octane battle fiercely fought by two factions of the NCP with the Pawar clan taking sides for the Lok Sabha election.
Supriya retained her seat by defeating Sunetra by a margin of over 1.55 lakh votes. Sunetra later became NCP’s Rajya Sabha member in July.
While campaigning for Sunetra, Ajit Pawar’s family was isolated when the rest of the Pawar family sided with Supriya and her father NCP (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar. Ajit Pawar’s brother Shrinivas Pawar and his family actively campaigned for Supriya and at times Shriniwas was critical of his brother for splitting the party and falling out with Sharad Pawar. When TOI contacted Supriya Sule, she said, “I was busy with our party’s Shiv Swarajya rally in Solapur the whole day and have not had the time to go through his (Ajit Pawar’s) statement.
It will not be appropriate on my part to respond to what he said without seeing the statement.” We also published the following articles recently 'I made a mistake ..
. ': Ajit Pawar repents 'Pawar vs Pawar' contest in Baramati Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar expressed regret over the political contest in Baramati during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, involving his wife Sunetra and cousin Supriya Sule. Ajit admitted that involving family in politics was a mistake.
Despite being part of the BJP-led alliance, Ajit's NCP secured only one seat, facing criticism from the RSS. Fielding wife against cousin Sule was a mistake: Ajit Pawar Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar expressed regret over fielding his wife Sunetra Pawar against cousin Supriya Sule in the Baramati LS polls. Ajit acknowledged the mistake, stating family ties should be kept separate from politics.
Supriya, daughter of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, won by over 1.55 lakh votes. Sunetra was later nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (Sharad Pawar) alliance will win 165 seats in Maharashtra assembly elections: Survey The MVA alliance, consisting of Congress, NCP (SCP), and Shiv Sena (UBT), predicted winning around 165 seats in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. While favorable in Nagpur, Amravati, Marathwada, and western Maharashtra, they face challenges in Mumbai, Konkan, and north Maharashtra, where Mahayuti partners still hold ground. The alliance aims to improve its tally before the elections.
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