NCP, which is contesting the election in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena as part of the Mahayuti alliance, released the first list of 38 candidates, including 26 sitting MLAs. Voting for all 288 seats will take place in a single phase on November 20, with the results set to be declared on November 23.
Mr. Ajit Pawar is expected to face a challenge from his nephew, Yugendra Pawar of the NCP (SP), marking the second political battle within the Pawar family over control of the Baramati constituency. In the recent Lok Sabha election, the 65-year-old leader’s wife, Sunetra Pawar, contested the Baramati seat against his cousin Supriya Sule, daughter of NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar, but lost. Ms. Sunetra was later nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the party.
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