Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said this Lok Sabha election is not about family relations but about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi The struggle between.

Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra, NCP candidate from Baramati Lok Sabha constituency in Pune district, at Hanuman Temple in Kanheri on Saturday prayer, officially launching her campaign.

The launch of the campaign was attended by Ajit Pawar, his sons Parth and Jay and several local party leaders.

On Thursday, Sunetra and her sister-in-law, three-time Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule, filed their nomination papers for the NCP and NCP (SP) respectively.

Ajit Pawar also submitted his nomination papers for the seat, which an NCP worker described as a backup plan in case his wife’s nomination did not withstand scrutiny or any discrepancies were discovered.

Addressing the rally, Ajit Pawar said, “We will launch the official campaign after praying to Lord Hanuman. The election has nothing to do with family ties. The focus of the election is on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s relationship with The showdown between Rahul Gandhi. Incidentally, Sule launched her poll campaign on Friday, taking on her father, National Communist Party (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar. ) and other members of the Pawar family performed prayers at the Hanuman temple.

“Yesterday, everyone (members of the Pawar family) sat next to Pawar Saheb. They tried to show that the family is united. One of them claimed that Sharad Pawar established all the institutions in Baramati. In this situation, what have I done for the past 30 years?” said Ajit Pawar.

The NCP is a member of the Mahayuti alliance, which consists of the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the NCP (SP) is a part of Maha Vikas Aghadi along with the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Congress party.

Polling will be held on May 7 in Baramati, Pavars’ pocket ward.

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