Ajit Pawar said at a Friday rally that the people of Baramati should vote for a ‘first-timer’ this time. Sunetra Pawar, his wife, has been a strong advocate of eco-villages in India, and has done social work in the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency. She runs an NGO to promote organic farming
Suspense continues about a final decision. The NCP patriarch's initial announcement was seen as a desperate attempt to save the party from splitting, with rumours circulating that his nephew Ajit Pawar is ready to join hands with the BJP.