As Baramati is set to witness fireworks amongst Pawars today, first-time candidate Yugendra says Maharashtra polls feels like an exam

Sharad Pawar’s rally is apt to spot his assertive avatar aft helium gave indications Sunday that helium had pressed the apical gear. Speaking astatine Temburne successful Solapur district, Pawar said, “We should not forgive those who deviated from the path. They should beryllium fixed a befitting reply,” helium said, drafting applause from the assemblage which seemed to person understood that the code was directed towards Ajit Pawar.

On the different hand, Ajit Pawar has refused to onslaught Sharad Pawar directly. On Sunday, portion speaking successful Baramati, helium said helium had not near Sharad Pawar and joined hands with the BJP-led Mahayuti due to the fact that the enactment MLAs wanted it that way.

A large ask

Yugendra Pawar, who is contesting against his uncle Ajit Pawar, talked astir his “first acquisition wherever I americium contesting the election”. “Like each newcomer connected the canvass turf, I americium besides a small anxious. Like it happens to everyone earlier the exams, I americium besides going done the aforesaid feelings,” helium told The Indian Express Monday morning.

Yugendra, who volition code the large rally on with his granduncle Sharad Pawar, said, “I had earlier addressed the rally successful beforehand of him erstwhile the campaigning started astatine Kanheri… I americium not nervous. But yes, it volition beryllium a overmuch bigger rally and it volition interest my destiny successful the election. It volition beryllium a large juncture for me,” helium said.

Of the 7 times helium has won from the Baramati Assembly seat, Ajit Pawar created a grounds successful Maharashtra erstwhile helium won by a borderline of 1.67 lakh votes. Yugendra faces the pugnacious task of bringing down the borderline and overwhelming it.

Asked whether helium was assured of defeating Ajit Pawar, who has won the Baramati spot 7 consecutive times, Yugendra said, “Yes, of course. Big leaders person mislaid connected canvass turf to first-timers. Our canvass past is replete with specified instances. I americium assured I volition triumph the Baramati seat. This is due to the fact that of the effect I was getting everyplace I went. People were receptive to maine and my ideas. They were excessively anxious to interact with maine and spot their demands. Their demands chiefly subordinate to water, bully roads and tenable prices for workplace produce”.

Throughout the campaigning, Yugendra avoided taking the sanction of his uncle and criticising him. “I highlighted the affirmative things, I highlighted my imaginativeness of development, and however I volition code the issues facing the voters,” helium said.

‘Young nephew against ageing uncle’

Yugendra, the lad of Ajit Pawar’s elder member Sriniwas Pawar, said determination were 117 villages successful Baramati and helium has toured them 4 to 5 times. “Once I went astir during the Lok Sabha elections and present 4 times during this Assembly polls. I person been successful interaction with the voters and person struck a bully rapport with them. I person been interacting with them connected 1 to 1 basis,” said Yugendra.

Yugendra said h2o volition stay his apical priority. “Baramati is facing a superior h2o problem. Not conscionable successful agrarian areas, including the 22 villages successful the adust portion wherever the concern was grave, adjacent successful metropolis areas, determination are respective pockets which look h2o shortage,” helium said.

Though Yugendra said helium is making each efforts to triumph the seat, helium has been seen seeking votes successful the sanction of Sharad Pawar, who had ne'er mislaid an predetermination from Baramati. While interacting with voters oregon holding country meetings, Yugendra emphasised that it was Sharad Pawar who had brought improvement to Baramati and aft his exit from canvass turf, the improvement gait of Baramati has slowed down. Without naming, Ajit Pawar helium said not overmuch has happened successful Baramati successful the past respective years. “Pawar Saheb acceptable up the Baramati MIDC area. Several concern units came up aft helium acceptable it up. However, aft that not a azygous concern portion has travel up successful the past fewer years,” helium said.

The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) is assured Yugendra Pawar volition triumph the November 20 Maharashtra Assembly elections. “Supriya Sule was starring by 48,000 votes successful Baramati Assembly spot during the Baramati Lok Sabha election. This means the borderline has already been brought down and overwhelmed. And, therefore, we are assured young Yugendra volition outsmart his ageing uncle Ajit Pawar,” said NCP spokesperson Mahesh Tapase.