Congress Asserts Position in Baramati By-Election with Akash More

Deepak Padkar, Baramati: The Congress has asserted its position in the by-election to the Baramati assembly seat, indicating a direct fight through its candidate. The election appears to be centred around state Deputy Chief Minister and NCP candidate Sunetra Pawar and Congress candidate Akash More. Meanwhile, six independent candidates withdrew on the first day of withdrawal of nominations, bringing the number of candidates in the fray down from 53 to 47 आहे.निवडणूक The decision authorities had earlier declared 53 candidates valid. However, today Vilas Baburao Holkar, Mauli Jamadar Kamble, Razak alias Abdulrof Jafar Mulani, Rahul Balaso Thorat, Amol Yashwant Kokare and Ashok Ramchandra Khamgal withdrew their nominations. All these candidates are reported to be independents. Some of the remaining candidates are also expected to withdraw. A clear picture of the final fight is expected by tomorrow afternoon. आहे.Baramati By-Election: In a major development in Maharashtra politics, what is the Congress candidate in Baramati?