Mumbai: As Pratibha Pawar, wife of NCP (SP) boss Sharad Pawar steps out of the shadows to support her husband’s battle, an upset Ajit Pawar reacts saying Pratibha kaki didn't campaign in past, how is she doing it now.
Faced with Ajit Pawar’s revolt against Sharad Pawar for a second time, Pratibha Pawar has extended support to Yugendra Pawar, Ajit’s nephew and Sharad Pawar’s chosen candidate in Baramati, in a battle that pits nephew against uncle. The electoral scene in Baramati has intensified. The race has drawn significant attention, especially with Ajit's aunt, Pratibha Pawar, campaigning for her grandnephew Yugendra, despite traditionally abstaining from any political events.
The deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, who is locked in an electoral battle against his nephew Yugendra, on Saturday said his aunt Pratibha Pawar never campaigned in the past but is doing so for his rival now. Addressing a rally here, Ajit Pawar, the head of the ruling Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), sought to know his aunt's "sudden affinity" towards her grandnephew Yugendra, who has been fielded by her husband Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP) from the family's home turf.
Election fever has reached its peak in Baramati in the last phase of the campaign for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls with both - the ruling NCP as well as opposition NCP (SP) leaving no stone unturned. Family members on both sides of the divide are currently reaching out to voters.
Sharad Pawar's wife Pratibha, who generally keeps away from politics, and Supriya Sule's daughter Revati are also campaigning for Yugendra, who is the son of Ajit Pawar's brother. This is the first assembly election after the NCP' split in July last year.
According to Ajit Pawar, “From 1991, I have contested the election and been elected as MLA. Did you see Pratibha kaki coming for campaigning? So how come sudden affinity is shown towards the grandnephew, I fail to understand. I will ask Pratibha kaki about this once the elections are over.”
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