Pune : The BJP, which formed the government in Maharashtra with Shiv Sena’s rebel Eknath Shinde, has now made preparations to surround Sharad Pawar after Uddhav Thackeray. It is starting from his daughter Supriya Sule’s Lok Sabha seat. The BJP has already started preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and has chosen 16 seats, which the opposition has often won. One of these seats is from Baramati, from where Supriya Sule is an MP. BJP has prepared ‘Mission Baramati’ to surround NCP in this stronghold itself. For this Nirmala Sitharaman has been given the responsibility to strengthen the ground of BJP in Baramati.
Baramati seat in Pune district has been considered safe for the Pawar family. So, the preparations of BJP will increase the tension of Sharad Pawar. Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to visit Baramati from 16 to 18 August. During this, she will meet BJP workers and take stock of the strength of the party. Since the formation of NCP in 1999, Sharad Pawar’s family has been winning from this seat. Sharad Pawar himself has also been an MP from here.
Let us tell you that the BJP has chosen 16 such seats in Maharashtra, where the opposition has been winning. By strengthening its organization in these seats, BJP wants to surprise the opposition in 2024.
BJP has a big plan
A total of 144 seats have been chosen by the BJP across the country, out of which 16 are from Maharashtra. On one hand, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Baramati, while Union Minister Renuka Singh has been given the command of Shirur Lok Sabha. From here too, NCP’s Amol Kolhe is the MP. There are 4 Lok Sabha seats in Pune district, out of which only one is occupied by the BJP, which is from the urban area. Apart from this, NCP has Baramati and Shirur Lok Sabha seats. On the other hand, Shiv Sena had won from Mawal seat in 2019. Shiv Sena’s Shrirang Barne is the MP from here. The advantage for the BJP is that Srirang is now in the camp of Eknath Shinde.
Will BJP weaken Pawar this time?
Baramati has been known for its ‘Brand Pawar’ and despite all efforts, the BJP has not been able to make inroads. But the BJP is excited by the departure of Uddhav Sarkar in Maharashtra and the weakening of the unity of the opposition camp. Ajit Pawar has been winning from Baramati’s Sadar assembly seat. Let us tell you that in 2019, Supriya Sule had won from here by 1.5 lakh votes against the BJP candidate.
