As the curtains fell on the campaigning for Maharashtra’s November 20 assembly polls, Baramati on Monday witnessed an electrifying showdown. Sharad Pawar, patriarch of the Pawar clan, made a fervent pitch for his grandnephew Yugendra Pawar, while Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar appealed to voters to reject emotional overtures and focus on continuity. Unlike his speeches at other rallies, Sharad …
Baramati: Back in 2019, when Ajit Anantrao Pawar attempted an early-morning unsuccessful coup by joining hands with the BJP, voters from his constituency were initially baffled. “Ajit Dada is our leader and we are solidly with him, whichever way he chooses to go,” said Tarabai Pawar, whose husband runs an eatery on the Baramati-Saswad road. “If Saheb brought industries here …