Baramati bypoll: Congress withdraws to pave way for Sunetra Pawar, 30 independent candidates still in fray | Pune News – The Times of India

Baramati bypoll: Congress withdraws to pave way for Sunetra Pawar, 30 independent candidates still in fray | Pune News – The Times of India

PUNE: The Congress has withdrawn its candidate from the Baramati by-election, just hours before the deadline for withdrawal of nominations, in a move that could reshape the contest in the constituency. Despite the Congress exit, more than 30 Independent candidates remain in the fray, prompting efforts by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to persuade them…

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‘As mark of respect for Ajit Pawar’: Congress to withdraw Baramati bypoll candidate | India News – The Times of India

‘As mark of respect for Ajit Pawar’: Congress to withdraw Baramati bypoll candidate | India News – The Times of India

File photo: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar pays tribute to late Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar during a visit at deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar’s home, at Baramati in Pune district. NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday announced it will withdraw its candidate for the April 23 Baramati by-election, which is being contedted by…

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Swift succession, fading reunion: Sunetra Pawar’s test in a fractured NCP | India News – The Times of India

Swift succession, fading reunion: Sunetra Pawar’s test in a fractured NCP | India News – The Times of India

Sunetra Pawar and Ajit Pawar (File photo) Sunetra Pawar’s elevation as the national president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) marks a defining moment for the party. Her promotion was necessitated by what is arguably the NCP’s gravest crisis yet — the untimely demise of her husband and the party’s then-chief, Ajit Pawar, in a…

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‘Something happened behind the curtains’: Sanjay Raut raises grave doubts on Ajit Pawar’s death | India News – The Times of India

‘Something happened behind the curtains’: Sanjay Raut raises grave doubts on Ajit Pawar’s death | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday raised serious doubts over the sudden and “suspicious” death of NCP chief and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, saying “something is dubious” and calling for a thorough investigation into the plane crash that killed the leader last week in Baramati.Drawing a parallel with the…

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‘He shared everything with me’: Fadnavis rubbishes speculations over merger of NCP after Ajit Pawar’s death | India News – The Times of India

‘He shared everything with me’: Fadnavis rubbishes speculations over merger of NCP after Ajit Pawar’s death | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: After speculations over the merger of both the factions of NCP after Ajit Pawar death in a plane crash, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that he was not aware of Ajit Pawar’s talks with his uncle Sharad Pawar.Pointing out that Ajit Pawar shared everything with him, Fadnavis questioned the possibility of talks…

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To be or not to be: Ajit Pawar’s death pushes Sharad Pawar into a Hamlet’s dilemma | India News – The Times of India

To be or not to be: Ajit Pawar’s death pushes Sharad Pawar into a Hamlet’s dilemma | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: In Shakespeare’s classic Hamlet, the protagonist is torn by a dilemma over avenging his father’s death by killing his uncle Claudius. A similar Hamletian dilemma appears to have gripped Sharad Pawar over the merger of the two factions of the NCP after his nephew Ajit Pawar’s death in a plane crash.While talking to…

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Green warrior to deputy CM: Sunetra Pawar steps into Maharashtra power vacuum | India News – The Times of India

Green warrior to deputy CM: Sunetra Pawar steps into Maharashtra power vacuum | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as Maharashtra’s first woman deputy chief minister on Saturday, stepping into public office days after the death of her husband, NCP leader Ajit Pawar, in a plane crash. She now faces the immediate challenge of leading the Nationalist Congress Party amid a period of political and personal upheaval.In…

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