Pawars at it again, throw their hat in Baramati co-op sugar factory polls

AMID talks of a merger between the two NCP factions, their leaders Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar will go against each other again, this time in the Malegaon co-operative sugar mill elections in Baramati.

- SUDHIR SURYAWANSHI @ Mumbai

Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar, as head of the Nilkanteshwar panel, has announced his candidature for the cooperative elections to the chairman post. Sharad Pawar, who started his political career with the co-operative sector, has also announced his candidature as representative of NCP (SP)'s Baliraja Sahakari Bachav panel. His grandson and Ajit's nephew Yugendra Pawar is leading the panel. The election is scheduled for June 22.