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Topic: Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar, popularly called Ajit Dada, is a prominent Maharashtra politician, and nephew of Sharad Pawar, the co-founder of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and former union minister.

In 2023, Ajit Pawar, along with some MLAs, split from the NCP and joined the Eknath Shinde-BJP government in the state. He then went on to serve as a co-deputy CM along with the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis under CM Eknath Shinde. A year prior to this, Ajit Pawar was the leader of the opposition in the state assembly and the finance minister for three years under the then MVA government of the Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena. Pawar has a history of defections; in 2019, too, he defected from the party to become the Deputy CM under Fadnavis, which lasted just a few days.

Ajit Pawar is an MLA from Baramati, a family constituency for the Pawars. He has represented Baramati in the Vidhan Sabha since 1995, and previously served as Minister of State for Agriculture and Power, Minister of State for Soil Conservation, Power, and Planning in 1992, and Cabinet Minister responsible for the Irrigation Department in 1999.

‘Sidelined’ by Congress, under lens for ‘cross voting’, MLA Zeeshan Siddique attends Ajit Pawar yatra

Purva Chitnis -
Zeeshan, whose father left Congress to join Ajit Pawar's NCP, says he doesn't plan to join the rival party, but analysts point out he's afraid he'll be denied a ticket in assembly polls.

All about Jay Pawar, Ajit’s ‘soft-spoken’ son who may soon have to shoulder weight of a family bastion

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Maharashtra may witness another Pawar vs Pawar clash in upcoming assembly polls with Jay expected to contest against his cousin, Yugendra, son of Ajit’s younger brother, in Baramati.

Ajit Pawar seeks to retain NCP’s ‘original’ vote bank, tells voters he hasn’t given up ‘secular’ ideology

Purva Chitnis -
After having won just 1 seat in this year’s LS polls, the Maharashtra Deputy CM, in his speeches at ongoing Jan Sanman Yatra, has been invoking the 'Shiv-Phule-Shahu-Ambedkar' ideology.

‘Not keen in contesting elections’: Ajit Pawar says NCP to decide if his son will contest from Baramati

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If the parliamentary board and ‘people’ felt that Jay should be fielded, the NCP was ready to field him, Ajit Pawar said.

From credit wars with Shinde to hinting at CM ambitions, what’s behind Ajit Pawar’s muscle flexing

Manasi Phadke -
Ahead of polls, both leaders from Maharashtra are striving to solidify their respective images as benefactor of masses. For NCP leader, upcoming electoral test is make-or-break situation.

‘Made a mistake by fielding my wife against cousin Supriya Sule in LS elections,’ says Ajit Pawar

PTI -
In recent Lok Sabha elections, Sunetra Pawar unsuccessfully contested from Baramati seat against sitting NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule, daughter of Ajit Pawar’s uncle Sharad Pawar.

Multiple parties, trust deficit: Why ‘meet and greets’ are making waves in Maharashtra politics

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From Fadnavis and Uddhav's elevator ride together, 2 Congress MLAs meeting Mahayuti leaders, to a least 3 of Ajit Pawar camp meeting Sharad Pawar, every encounter is raising eyebrows.

Let them eat tomato soup, and how to walk into a debt trap feat. Shinde, Fadnavis & Ajit Pawar

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Ajit Pawar’s NCP ropes in strategy firm, plans door-to-door campaign in bid to stage comeback

Purva Chitnis -
NCP faction led by Ajit Pawar, which failed miserably in Maharashtra in Lok Sabha polls, is eyeing a 70% strike rate in assembly polls where it will be up against a resurgent MVA.

Lok Sabha front won, Sharad Pawar reaches Baramati twice in 2 weeks for pitched Maharashtra battle

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One of the challenges for veteran leader is finding a candidate who can challenge his nephew Ajit, a seven-time MLA, in Baramati.
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