Battle for Baramati: Yugendra, Sule confident but predict close fight, NCP says cakewalk for Ajit

“It is going to beryllium a adjacent fight. I deliberation it volition spell down to the wire, thing which has ne'er happened successful the past,” Yugendra told The Indian Express.

Baramati MP and NCP(SP) person Supriya Sule, too, said that it volition beryllium a “close fight”. “I deliberation it volition beryllium adjacent and choky fight.. In a adjacent fight, thing tin happen… It volition spell either way.” she said.

Since 1967, the Pawar household has ne'er mislaid the Baramati seat, some successful Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. NCP seasoned Sharad Pawar has himself won Baramati Assembly and Lok Sabha seats a full of 14 times.

While Ajit Pawar has won from the Baramati Assembly spot 7 times and Baramati Lok Sabha spot once, Sule has been the Lok Sabha MP from Baramati 4 times. On the exit polls, Yugendra said: “Some of the exit poll results are showing my victory, immoderate are showing the triumph of my uncle. Anyways, I americium assured of the victory.”

Yugendra, lad of Sriniwas Pawar, elder member of Ajit Pawar, said that respective factors would lend to his victory.

“The archetypal and foremost is Pawar saheb. People of Baramati person a peculiar spot for him successful their hearts. During my campaigning, my accent was connected Pawar saheb’s publication to the improvement of Baramati. But aft helium gave up, the improvement of Baramati has slowed down. Jobs are fewer and far. No caller concern portion has travel up successful past respective years and the h2o scarcity continues… I sought votes for protecting the ”swabhiman” (self-respect) of Pawar saheb,” helium said.

Yugendra said that helium had besides highlighted his imaginativeness for pushing the improvement of Baramati during campaigning.

“I got the accidental to sojourn each and each village… One of the promises that I person made to the youngsters of Baramati mounting up of IT hub successful Baramati similar Pune’s Hinjewadi. This volition guarantee that younker from Bamarati bash not person to spell to different cities and states for jobs,” helium said.

Sule said that during the Lok Sabha elections excessively — she had contested against Ajit Pawar’s woman Sunetra Pawar— they were reasoning that it would beryllium adjacent fight.

“But it turned retired to beryllium one-sided one. We anticipation aforesaid happening happens this time… Baramati voters had fixed maine a pb of 48,000 contempt the information that the oppostion had gone each retired to woo them,” she said.

On their part, the NCP leaders said they are assured of Ajit Pawar’s victory. “Our nationalist president has won the spot 7 consecutive times. He has besides won the spot Baramati Lok Sabha spot once. He is admired crossed Maharashtra for his enactment qualities. He has worked relentlessly for the improvement of Baramati. If helium is fielded anyplace successful the state, helium volition inactive win. We person nary uncertainty astir his triumph from Baramti,” said NCP spokesperson Sanjay Tatkare.

Tatkare dimissed the anticipation of the Baramati predetermination going down to the wire. “Ajit Pawar volition triumph by a borderline of implicit 50,000 votes…In 2019, helium had won by a grounds borderline of 1.67 lakh votes,” helium said.