Sunetra Pawar's Nomination for Rajya Sabha: A Collective Decision Amidst NCP Politics

Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, has filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections as an NCP candidate. Her nomination was described as a 'collective decision' by the party, despite no support from allies BJP and Shiv Sena. Senior NCP leaders attended the nomination filing.

Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, filed her nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on Thursday. This move comes after her recent loss in the Lok Sabha polls from Baramati. Interestingly, no leaders from NCP's allies in the ruling Mahayuti, such as the BJP and Shiv Sena, were present at the Vidhan Bhavan in south Mumbai for her nomination.

Top-tier NCP leaders, including Rajya Sabha member Praful Patel, Maharashtra cabinet minister Chhagan Bhujbal, state unit president and Lok Sabha MP-elect Sunil Tatkare, and legislative assembly deputy speaker Narhari Zirwal, were all in attendance. Bhujbal highlighted that while he had a strong interest in running for the Rajya Sabha, he is not disgruntled by Sunetra Pawar's nomination, calling it a 'collective decision' of the party.

The Rajya Sabha seats in Maharashtra became vacant after incumbents Piyush Goyal and Udayanraje Bhonsle were elected to the Lok Sabha. Bhujbal reiterated that the decision to field Sunetra Pawar was not made solely by Ajit Pawar, but was a consensus reached by the party's core group. Bhujbal has a long history of making collective decisions, spanning over 57 years in politics, including his tenures with Shiv Sena, Congress, and NCP.

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