Overview

• Ajit Pawar announced his candidacy for the Baramati assembly seat in the upcoming Maharashtra elections, with backing from NCP's national working president Praful Patel.
• Ajit Pawar asserts that his decision to align with the Mahayuti government was made with Sharad Pawar's initial consent, although Sharad later disagreed.
• The decision has intensified family tensions, especially after Ajit admitted it was a mistake to field his wife against Supriya Sule in the Lok Sabha elections.
• Sharad Pawar has remained silent on the Baramati candidacy, while his faction of the NCP is evaluating candidates across Maharashtra.
• Yugendra Pawar, Ajit Pawar's nephew, is also a potential candidate for Baramati, highlighting ongoing intra-family political rivalries.