Sunetra Pawar to Contest Rajya Sabha Elections After Lok Sabha Defeat

Sunetra Pawar, after losing the Baramati constituency in the Lok Sabha elections, has been nominated by the NCP to contest for the Rajya Sabha. The decision was finalized in a party meeting led by senior leaders, including Chhagan Bhujbal. The Rajya Sabha has ten notified vacancies including two from Maharashtra.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's wife, Sunetra Pawar, is stepping into the political arena once again as she files her candidacy for the Rajya Sabha elections representing the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). This follows her recent defeat in the Baramati constituency during the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, where her sister-in-law, Supriya Sule, secured her fourth consecutive victory.

The NCP has made a strategic decision to field Sunetra Pawar for the Rajya Sabha elections, a move finalized in a meeting on Wednesday evening. State minister and senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal acknowledged the decision, stating, "Even I was keen on contesting the elections, but during a meeting on Wednesday evening, party leaders finalized her name. Everyone has to accept the party's decision. There are some compulsions. I am not an independent person, but a party worker and leader."

The Rajya Sabha secretariat has already notified ten vacancies in the Upper House, with two each in Assam, Bihar, and Maharashtra, and one each in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Tripura. This election could be a crucial step in Sunetra Pawar's political journey following her Lok Sabha setback.

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