In Baramati, Sharad Pawar Hints at Retirement From Parliamentary Politics

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:48am on 05 Nov 2024,Tuesday Politics

Sharad Pawar, the chief of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), hinted at a possible exit from Parliamentary politics during a gathering in Baramati. With 18 months left in his current Rajya Sabha term, the 84-year-old veteran politician stated, "I will have to think whether to go in Rajya Sabha again or not." His comments come as he campaigns for his grandnephew, Yugendra Pawar, who is contesting against Ajit Pawar, Sharad's nephew, in the Maharashtra assembly elections scheduled for November 20, 2024. Pawar’s potential withdrawal marks a significant shift in Maharashtra’s political landscape.

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