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BJP WAS WINNING IN KASBA DUE TO DIVISION OF VOTES, SAYS AJIT PAWAR

First India Bureau

“Power does not remain with anyone forever. No one is born with a silver spoon. Power comes, power goes. The decision of the Supreme Court (on the pleas on Maharashtra political crisis) is yet to come. The decision of the Election Commission is yet to come, anything can happen. If the MLAs get disqualified, then there may be a change (of government) again” to come, anything can happen. If the MLAs get disqualified, then there may be a change (of government) again. Everyone should keep this in mind,” Pawar said on

— Ajit Pawar, NCP leader

Sunday.

A split in the Shiv Sena triggered the collapse of the MVA government last year, eventually resulting in Uddhav Thackeray stepping down as chief min- ister on June 30, 2022.

Eknath Shinde, who led the dissident Sena MLAs, took oath as chief minister, with support of the BJP.

However, the battle for primacy between the rival Sena factions is far from over, with the Supreme Court posting for February 14 the hearing on a batch of petitions filed by Uddhav Thackeray and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in connection with last year’s political crisis.

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Pune: Ajit Pawar said the electorate in Kasba Assembly seat in Pune, where bypolls are scheduled for February 26, was small and that Bharatiya Janata Party continued to win there due to division of opposition votes.

Campaigning for Ravindra Dhangekar, Maha Vikas Aghadi candidate for the Kasba bypoll, Pawar asked party workers to ensure BJP is defeated.

Apart from Kasba, the other Assembly seat where bypolls are scheduled is Chinchwad, also in Pune district. These bypolls have been necessitated due to the