Overview
- NCP leaders said Tuesday they want the Baramati assembly by-election held unopposed and will send Sunil Tatkare with Praful Patel to meet Congress leaders in Delhi and Uddhav Thackeray.
- Supriya Sule’s NCP (SP) has chosen not to field a candidate, but the Congress has signaled it may still contest the seat.
- Congress state chief Harshwardhan Sapkal said there is no Maha Vikas Aghadi consensus for an uncontested vote and argued elections should be fought.
- Sunetra Pawar will file her nomination on April 6 for the April 23 poll, which was triggered by Ajit Pawar’s death in a January 28 plane crash.
- Reports diverge on the outlook, with Hindustan Times suggesting an unopposed path looks likely and Tribune and Mid-day stressing that Congress resistance keeps the outcome uncertain.