<p>Mumbai: Battlelines were drawn in Baramati in Pune district vis-a-vis the NCP in the run up to the 2024 Lok Sabha and assembly elections as rebel faction led by Ajit Pawar swept the Gram Panchayat (GP) polls giving a major dent to the parent group led by the party’s founder Sharad Pawar and his daughter Supriya Sule. </p><p>The Baramati seat has been represented by the Sharad Pawar family for over half a century. </p><p>While Ajit Pawar is a one-term Lok Sabha MP from Baramati and the Baramati MLA for seven times, Supriya Sule is a three-term MP from Baramati. </p>.Ajit stages show of strength in Pawar bastion of Baramati .<p>After the July 2023 split in the NCP, this was the first local bodies’ election in which the people of Baramati have favoured Ajit Pawar, who is the national president of NCP and state’s deputy chief minister. </p><p>The polling for 2,359 GPs were held on Sunday and the counting was taken up on Monday. </p><p>The ruling Maha Yuti comprising BJP, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP as well as the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi comprising Congress, Uddhav Thackeray-headed Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar-Supriya Sule-led NCP group claimed victories.</p><p>The GP elections in Maharashtra are not fought on any election symbol, however, it holds significance in view of the fact that the panels are backed by all the political parties and alliances. </p><p>According to latest reports, if one looks at Maha Yuti, the BJP-backed candidates have got the lion’s share by winning close to 700 GPs while the Eknath Shinde-group got 240 and Ajit Pawar-faction 350. </p><p>On the other hand, in the MVA, the Congress won 160 GPs, while the Sharad Pawar-led NCP 170 and Shiv Sena (UBT) 100.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Battlelines were drawn in Baramati in Pune district vis-a-vis the NCP in the run up to the 2024 Lok Sabha and assembly elections as rebel faction led by Ajit Pawar swept the Gram Panchayat (GP) polls giving a major dent to the parent group led by the party’s founder Sharad Pawar and his daughter Supriya Sule. </p><p>The Baramati seat has been represented by the Sharad Pawar family for over half a century. </p><p>While Ajit Pawar is a one-term Lok Sabha MP from Baramati and the Baramati MLA for seven times, Supriya Sule is a three-term MP from Baramati. </p>.Ajit stages show of strength in Pawar bastion of Baramati .<p>After the July 2023 split in the NCP, this was the first local bodies’ election in which the people of Baramati have favoured Ajit Pawar, who is the national president of NCP and state’s deputy chief minister. </p><p>The polling for 2,359 GPs were held on Sunday and the counting was taken up on Monday. </p><p>The ruling Maha Yuti comprising BJP, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP as well as the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi comprising Congress, Uddhav Thackeray-headed Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar-Supriya Sule-led NCP group claimed victories.</p><p>The GP elections in Maharashtra are not fought on any election symbol, however, it holds significance in view of the fact that the panels are backed by all the political parties and alliances. </p><p>According to latest reports, if one looks at Maha Yuti, the BJP-backed candidates have got the lion’s share by winning close to 700 GPs while the Eknath Shinde-group got 240 and Ajit Pawar-faction 350. </p><p>On the other hand, in the MVA, the Congress won 160 GPs, while the Sharad Pawar-led NCP 170 and Shiv Sena (UBT) 100.</p>