Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, is known for carrying out social work in family bastion Baramati. Her brother was once close aide of NCP founder Sharad Pawar.
As counting for 2,359 gram panchayats was still underway, leaders of the Ajit Pawar faction of NCP claimed to have won 30 of 32 gram panchayats in Baramati — the Pawar stronghold.
Baramati MP has been given charge of supervising party’s activities in Maharashtra as well as party’s central election authority. Women’s, youth and student wings will also come under her.
Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule is MP & nephew Ajit is MLA from NCP bastion Baramati. In his autobiography, Pawar writes whoever his political heir is, 'he or she will emerge with time'.
A committee, comprising senior party leaders and key officebearers, nominated by Pawar met Friday morning for the first time and decided to reject the NCP supremo’s decision to step down.
Maharashtra NCP chief Jayant Patil says someone with national experience should lead party. Chhagan Bhujbal says national-state duties should be divided between Supriya Sule & Ajit Pawar.
Since taking over as party chief, Patil has built a strong following.There's competition between him and Ajit Pawar, although it's never broken out into open conflict, say analysts.
While Ajit Pawar clarified his 'walkout' from NCP's two-day convention was actually for a 'bathroom break', speculations of a rift within the party are not completely unsupported.
While some Indian women are global leaders and powerful voices in diverse fields most do not enjoy many of their rights due to deeply entrenched patriarchal views, norms, traditions and structures, writes Jayanti Sengupta Sharma
The Southeast Asian theatre is central to the Great Power contest between the US and China. It’s also a landscape where middle powers—France, the UK, Turkey—are shaping the strategic environment.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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