Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar filed his nomination papers from Baramati on October 28, where he will face his nephew and Sharad Pawar’s grandson Yugendra Pawar.

The NCP chief (Ajit Pawar faction) will face a tough fight in the single-phase assembly elections later this year.

Baramati constituency is all set to witness Pawar vs Pawar contest again after the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections where Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra was defeated by Supriya Sule.

Besides the deputy CM, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will also file nomination papers from Kopri-Pachpakhadi. Shiv Sena announced his name in its first list of candidates last week. Shinde, a three-time MLA from the constituency, will face Shiv Sena UBT’s Kedar Dighe.

The deadline for filing nominations is October 29, and various leaders are scheduled to file their nomination papers today.

Assembly elections in the state will be held on November 20 and counting of votes will be done on November 23, while in Jharkhand, polls will be held on November 13 and 20.