Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 13 (ANI): After filing the nomination for Rajya Sabha bye-election at Vidhan Bhawan in Mumbai, Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that she will live up to the party's trust.
"It is a matter of happiness that our party has shown faith in us, we will live up to their trust and do good work as a good public representative... Everyone has wished us luck," Sunetra told reporters.
NCP leader Praful Patel said that the party has informed the allies of their decision on nominating Sunetra Pawar for Rajya Sabha by-elections.
"After careful thinking, we have nominated Sunetra Pawar for Rajya Sabha by-elections. We informed our allies about our decision," he said.
Earlier today, Sunetra Pawar, filed her nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bye-election at Vidhan Bhawan in Mumbai.
NCP leaders Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare, and Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal were present during the nomination process.
The bye-election was necessitated by the resignation of NCP leader Praful Patel two years into his tenure, who was re-elected in February this year.
The election is scheduled for June 26, with today being the last date for filing nominations.
Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal expressed that the party's core group unanimously decided to nominate Sunetra Pawar for the Rajya Sabha seat.
"Several people, including me, wanted that seat but after discussions, we have decided that Sunetra Pawar should be sent to the Rajya Sabha. I am not at all upset by this decision. This decision was made in the interest of the party," Bhujbal told reporters in Mumbai.
Sunetra Pawar, who recently lost the Lok Sabha election from Baramati to her sister-in-law and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule, was chosen following a resolution by the NCP (Ajit Pawar) Pune unit.
Supriya Sule emerged victorious in the Lok Sabha polls from the Baramati seat defeating National Congress Party's Sunetra Ajitdada Pawar. Sule polled 7,32,312 votes while Sunetra Pawar garnered 5,73,979 votes.
Pune unit of the NCP (Ajit Pawar) passed a resolution demanding that Sunetra Pawar be sent to the Rajya Sabha and be made a minister in the central government. (ANI)
