Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar on Thursday filed papers as an NCP candidate for Rajya Sabha elections.
In the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, Sunetra Pawar lost from the Baramati constituency, where her sister-in-law Supriya Sule registered her fourth consecutive win. The NCP has decided to field Sunetra Pawar for Rajya Sabha elections.
"Even I was keen on contesting the elections, but during a meeting on Wednesday evening, party leaders finalised her name," said state minister and senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal here. "Everyone has to accept the party's decision. There are some compulsions. I am not an independent person, but a party worker and leader," Bhujbal said when asked if he was disappointed over not being fielded for the Rajya Sabha polls.
