Amid speculation that NCP’s Shirur MP Amol Kolhe is not interested in contesting the Lok Sabha election, former MLA Vilas Lande has announced that it is his turn to contest from Shirur.
Following Sharad Pawar’s shock decision to quit as NCP chief, many assumed his nephew and senior leader Ajit Pawar would take over the mantle. However, now several party men want his daughter and three-time MP Supriya Sule to lead them. They believe she has great leadership skills and good ties with other parties, which will keep them in good stead
Dazed after a lightning bolt in the form of Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar's abrupt move to step down, scores of party workers laid siege at the Y.B. Chavan Auditorium, blocking the 82-year-old leader and his wife Pratibha .