‘Think about if I had campaigned in your seat’: Ajit Pawar’s jibe at nephew Rohit | India Information

NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Social gathering chief Ajit Pawar on Monday took a jibe at nephew Rohit after he gained he retained his constituency from the opposition alliance as part of the NCP-Sharad Pawar faction.
Because the uncle-nephew crossed paths throughout their go to to demise anniversary memorial of first Maharashtra CM YB Chavan, Ajit mentioned, “Come, take my blessings. You barely survived (in retaining the seat).Had I held a rally (in Karjat Jamkhed), imagine what would have happened.” Following this, Rohit touched his toes.
When requested about Ajit Pawar’s remarks, Rohit acknowledged that if his uncle had held a rally in Karjat Jamkhed, the state of affairs would have probably been totally different.
“But he was busy in Baramati and could not get time to come to the constituency,” he mentioned.
In lately concluded polls, the NCP led by Ajit Pawar secured 41 seats, whereas the NCP (SP) led by his uncle, Sharad Pawar, had a disappointing exhibiting with solely 10 seats.
Ajit Pawar efficiently retained his Baramati seat, defeating his nephew, Yugendra Pawar, the NCP (SP) candidate, by a margin of over one lakh votes.
The election outcomes come amid the continued rift within the NCP, which deepened final yr when Ajit Pawar, together with a number of different legislators, joined the Eknath Shinde-BJP authorities, leading to a break up from the social gathering based by his uncle.