Baramati seat: Shinde plays peacemaker as Shivtare stays firm on challenging Pawar clan

Baramati seat: Shinde plays peacemaker as Shivtare stays firm on challenging Pawar clan

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. File | Photo Credit: PTI Even as Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Friday tried to dissuade Vijay Shivtare, a senior leader of his Sena faction, from contesting the Baramati Lok Sabha seat, Mr. Shivtare remained firm on entering the poll fray as an Independent. A … Read more

Pre-Lok Sabha campaign, shifting alliances within Pawar clan heats up contest in bastion Baramati

Pre-Lok Sabha campaign, shifting alliances within Pawar clan heats up contest in bastion Baramati

The battle for Baramati (in Pune district) is arguably the most keenly contested electoral fight in the upcoming Lok Sabha election in Maharashtra. However, shifting alliances within the Pawar family has ensured that the contest has heated up even before the start of the official campaign. Sources say that Deputy CM and rebel NCP leader … Read more