Ajit Pawar responds to the BJP's calls to remove Nawab Malik ahead of polls

Ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra elections 2024 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar went to Malad for the election campaign on Friday ANI reportedOn October 28 the NCP leader filed his nomination from the Baramati assembly seat Ajit Pawar back in June 2023 split the NCPRemarkably his nephew and Sharad Pawars grandson Yugendra Pawar is also contesting this election for the same constituency as the NCPSP candidateWhen ANI asked about the NCP candidate from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Ajit Pawar said By November 4 it will be clear which candidate will contest from which seatEarlier on Thursday Mumbai BJP leader Ashish Shelar claimed that the NCP leader Ajit Pawar should not have given a ticket to Nawab Malik ANI citedAjit Pawar should not have given him a ticket many in Maharashtra think this way The serious allegations and chargesheet against him are unacceptable to Maharashtra The BJP has made its stance clear Maharashtra opposes an international terrorist like Dawood Despite this if he has been given a ticket the BJP cannot associate with such people We wont campaign for this candidate Instead well support the candidate running against him he saidHowever Malik is determined to remain in the competition Bharatiya Janata Party or the Shiv Sena Shinde faction is opposing us is not a matter of concern for us This is expected to happen and we will win with a huge margin in both assembliesMeanwhile the battle for the Baramati assembly seat is a matter of prestige for the Pawar family with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar facing off against his nephew Yugendra Pawar Ajit Pawar lost the seat during the recent Lok Sabha elections when his sister Supriya Sule defeated his wifeNCP leader Supriya Sule believes Yugendra Pawars nomination was a good thing as it will renew the party by creating a balance of new ideas and deep experience ANI citedEarlier Yugendra Pawar expressed that the fight against his uncle wont be tough but wont be easy eitherHe said to ANI I dont think it will be tough but I dont even think that it will be easy either But initially Pawar Sahab was supporting Ajit Pawar we fondly call him Dada but the people of Baramati in large numbers are behind Pawar Sahab and that is what they showed in Lok Sabha They will show this in the upcoming assembly as well as other elections alsoThe BJP is in alliance with Ajit Pawarled NCP and Eknath Shindeled Shiv Sena called the Mahayuti alliance The other major alliance for Maharashtra Elections 2024 is the Maha Vikad Aghadi MVA consisting of Congress Sharad Pawarled NCP and Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv SenaElections for the 288 assembly seats of Maharashtra will be held on November 20 while the vote counting will take place on November 23 In the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections the BJP won 105 seats the Shiv Sena 56 and the Congress secured 44 seats In 2014 the BJP secured 122 seats the Shiv Sena 63 and the Congress won 42 seatsWith inputs from ANI