NCP chief Pawar won't contest 2019 Lok Sabha polls

October 06, 2018 17:16

NCP president Sharad Pawar will not contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, party leader Jitendra Ahwad said on Saturday.

Putting to rest speculations that Pawar will contest from Pune Lok Sabha seat, Ahwad told reporters that Pawar had already made it clear in 2014 that he will not contest the Lok Sabha polls again.

"Pawar has told the party not to consider his name as he will not be a candidate. In today's meeting, Pawar said he is not in the race and nobody should propose his name," said the NCP MLA from Mumbra-Kalwa, in neighbouring Thane district.

Awhad also denied that the NCP chief had opposed the candidature of Parth Pawar, son of senior leader Ajit Pawar, for the Mawal Lok Sabha seat.

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