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Updated: Nov 02, 2024 09:16 IST
Baramati (Maharashtra) [India], November 2 (Desk): Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) MP Supriya Sule on Saturday greeted people on the occasion of Diwali Padwa at the residence of NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar and said that in Baramati there is Padwa in every home.
“For the last 57 years since Sharad Pawar got elected in 1967 for the first time, this is an open house tradition which takes place…I have no idea, there are many Padwa (Diwali Padwa) happening here…In Baramati, there is Padwa in every home,” Supriya Sule said.
Diwali Padwa, also known as Bali Puja or Bali Pratipada, is celebrated on the first day of Kartik Pratipada, which follows Diwali Puja.
Notably, the Baramati constituency in Maharashtra will again witness a family battle as NCP leader Ajit Pawar will face his nephew Yugendra Pawar. He is the son of Ajit Pawar’s younger brother Shrinivas Pawar.
Baramati also witnessed a high-profile battle in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, when Sunetra Pawar contested against Supriya Sule. The latter won the contest by 1.5 lakh votes.
Both the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) — comprising the Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (Sharad Pawar faction), and Congress — have intensified their preparations for the upcoming elections to 288 Assembly seats in the State. The BJP is part of the ruling Mahayuti alliance alongside the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) and Ajit Pawar-led NCP.
Maharashtra elections will be held in a single phase on November 20 with counting of votes held on November 23.
In the 2019 assembly elections, the BJP won 105 seats, the Shiv Sena 56, and the Congress 44. In 2014, the BJP secured 122 seats, the Shiv Sena 63, and the Congress 42. (Desk)
