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Know Your Turncoats, Part 13: In Maharashtra’s 7, Ajit loyalist who joined Pawar Sr, MP with Rs 105 cr

Of the 50 turncoats in phase four of the Lok Sabha polls, a total of seven are contesting in Maharashtra – a state that’s been a citadel of defectors with splits in prominent regional parties NCP and the Shiv Sena.

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Shadow of Maratha quota agitation, Pawar vs Pawar fight loom large in Maharashtra’s poll arena in fourth phase

The spectre of the Maratha quota agitation hovers over several electoral battles as 11 key seats in Maharashtra go to polls in phase four of the general election on May 13.

The Hindu

Did not get opportunity to lead party as I am not Sharad Pawar’s son: Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar discusses political opportunities, new leadership, and past alliances with BJP and Shiv Sena.

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Sharad Pawar’s ‘regional parties merge with Congress’ remark meets with approval from Maharashtra Congress

Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP) faction may merge with Congress, sparking speculation of regional parties aligning with Congress.

The Hindu

Tensions rule high in Maharashtra; man stabbed to death

2024 Lok Sabha polls: 11 keenly contested seats in Maharashtra witnessed a voter turnout of 61.44% in the third phase

The Hindu

Maharashtra Assembly elections, not Lok Sabha polls, will settle political scores

The horizon being gazed at by political parties in Maharashtra is the more local war for the State, which began after the last Assembly polls in 2019, when the then-united Shiv Sena walked out of the Mahayuthi or NDA in the State and formed the Maha Vikas Aghadi government

The Hindu

Shinde, Ajit Pawar are political Agniveers who will be jobless within three months: Congress leader

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and his deputy, Ajit Pawar, are the “political Agniveers”: Chennithala

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Will PM Modi scrap 50% limit on reservation, asks Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi questions PM Modi on reservation cap, criticizes media bias, and accuses Modi of corruption and insulting Sharad Pawar.

The Hindu

Ajit Pawar says he should have split away from Sharad Pawar in 2004 when NCP ceded CM post to Congress

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has said he should have parted ways with his uncle Sharad Pawar in 2004 itself when the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) gave up its claim

The Hindu

It is extremely loud and incredibly close in Baramati as ‘Pawar’s People’ battle it out for supremacy

As Sharad Pawar rattles sabres with his nephew, Ajit Pawar, for control of Baramati and the NCP, the paterfamilias of the Pawar clan and Maharashtra’s politics faces the toughest contest of his life.

The Hindu

Ajit Pawar downplays PM Modi’s ‘wandering spirit’ remark about senior Pawar

As campaigning intensifies in Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, the Pawar family faces sharp rhetoric ahead of elections.

The Hindu

‘Not a family issue for me’: NCP’s Supriya Sule on battle for Pawar legacy, Baramati fight

Baramati is one of the most-watched seats in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha election this year. The Pawar bastion – set to poll on May 7 – has turned into a battleground between the Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar factions.

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Eknath Shinde interview | ‘Our candidates are very good, and we have good coordination among allies’

In an interview to The Hindu, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde speaks on his government, the National Democratic Alliance, and poll prospects

The Hindu

In Baramati, Ajit and Sunetra’s ‘double engine growth’ vs sympathy for saheb and Supriya

Under a full moon, a tractor’s light bounces off chairs wet from a drizzle at an election meeting in Late village, about 22 kilometres from western Maharashtra’s Baramati. The power supply was cut an hour before NCP chief Ajit Pawar’s nephew Yugendra Pawar got up to urge the audience to…

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The Hindu

BJP seeking 400-plus Lok Sabha seats to make changes in Constitution: Sharad Pawar

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Sharad Pawar warns against BJP's aim to win over 400 seats in 2024, calls for saving democracy.

The Hindu

Baramati returning officer gives clean chit to Ajit Pawar on "Fund for Vote" remark

Baramati Returning Officer reports no violation of code of conduct in Maharashtra DCM Ajit Pawar's Fund for Vote Remark.

The Hindu

Lok Sabha polls | Setback to MVA as ex-CM Antulay’s son-in-law joins Ajit Pawar’s party

Mushtaq Antulay joins NCP, boosting Sunil Tatkare's re-election bid in Raigad against Shiv Sena heavyweight Anant Geete.

The Hindu

Lok Sabha polls are not about family relations, but a battle between PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi: Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said this Lok Sabha election is not about family relations but a battle between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Lok Sabha election | Ajit Pawar’s NCP cuts ‘Gordian knot’ over Nashik after Bhujbal opts out of fray

Chhagan Bhujbal withdraws from Nashik Lok Sabha seat, paving way for Shiv Sena's Hemant Godse.

The Hindu

Don’t get emotional, think of your future generations, Ajit Pawar tells voters in Baramati

Ajit Pawar campaigns in Baramati, promising development and re-election of Narendra Modi, amid family political rift.

The Hindu

Lok Sabha 2024: In Baramati, rival Pawar clans attempt to mend fences with erstwhile foes

The protean nature of Maharashtra’s politics is finding its strongest echo in the high-stakes Baramati Lok Sabha constituency

The Hindu

Lakshadweep goes to polls in the wake of a tsunami of unpopular reforms

In the tiny Lok Sabha constituency of Lakshadweep, a Union Territory comprising a group of islands in the Arabian Sea, elections have usually been low-key affairs.

The Hindu

Mahayuti impasse over key Lok Sabha seats continues

Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar assures fast resolution

The Hindu

Crowded field: On Maharashtra politics

In Maharashtra, the Lok Sabha elections will be the first test of the popularity of various leaders and formations that have dramatically metamorphosed beyond recognition in recent years

The Hindu

Modi running a ‘dictatorship’ that jails dissenting voices: Sharad Pawar

Sharad Pawar criticizes PM Modi's intolerance of dissent and centralization of power during Maharashtra election campaign.

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