Battleground Baramati: Congress not to contest Baramati Assembly bypoll, says Chennithala
The Hindu
NCP urges Congress to withdraw its candidate for Baramati bypolls as political tensions rise ahead of the elections.
Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday (April 9, 2026) said his party will not contest the bypoll to the Baramati Assembly seat, from where Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar is seeking an election following the death of her husband Ajit Pawar.
Talking to PTI, the AICC general secretary in-charge of Maharashtra said he has asked the Congress' State unit to withdraw its candidate from the poll fray.
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"The Baramati bypoll was necessitated due to the tragic death of Ajit Pawar. As a mark of respect for him, Congress will not contest the by-election," he said.
Congress's Akash More had filed his nomination for the April 23 bypoll.
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