Baramati, the pocketborough of the undivided NCP, will see one other battle between the 2 factions of the celebration, with Ajit Pawar within the fray. Dealing with him can be Sharad Pawar’s grandnephew Yugendra Pawar.
Sharad Pawar had based the NCP with former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Sangma and Tariq Anwar in 1999 after their expulsion from the Congress.
In July final yr, Ajit Pawar – complaining about Sharad Pawar’s management — had walked away with a majority of MLAs and supported the BJP-Shiv Sena authorities led by Eknath Shinde.