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Maharashtra Election Results 2024: The Pawar clan has put all its energy into defeating NCP leader Ajit Pawar in the Baramati constituency. The NCP leader is contesting against his nephew, Yugendra Pawar. The family feud has made Baramati the most talked-about constituency of the Maharashtra elections .
Baramati seat result: What does early election trends say for Ajit Pawar? The NCP leader Ajit Pawar was trailing in the early vote counting trends. However, he gained lead after the beginning of EVM vote counting, reported India TV citing early counting trends. The 2024 assembly elections will give Ajit Pawar the chance to become the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Throughout his political career, Pawar has served four times as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state. Ajit Pawar's NCP faction's performance in the elections will decide whether the party can secure more seats for the Mahayuti alliance. The Baramati constituency, which was once considered a stronghold of Ajit Pawar, is now in the face of a tussle as the State awaits the results on Saturday.
The people had a tough choice to make between Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and 32-year-old Yugendra Pawar. The 2024 assembly election is the debut of Yugendra Pawar, with Sharad Pawar by his side. The polling percentage at Baramati was 71.
03 per cent. The count was higher compared to 68.38 per cent in the 2019 assembly elections.
Amid the whole Maharashtra Election Results 2024, the news portal Times of India reported on November 22 that a magistrate court in Baramati has now summoned Ajit Pawar over an alleged statement that the leader made during one of his speeches during election campaign in 2014. Pawar allegedly threatened to cut off the water supply to villagers if they did not vote for Supriya, according to the news portal's report. The State Assembly election results counting will begin at 8 a.
m. on Saturday, November 23, as Maharashtra will witness a high-stakes battle between the political parties aiming to form a new government. (More to come).
