A file image of Yugendra Pawar (left) with Sharad Pawar.
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Pune: Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, a poll flying squad has conducted a search at an automobiles showroom belonging to NCP (SP) candidate Yugendra Pawar's father in Baramati town, officials said on Tuesday.
The 'Sharayu Motors' outlet of Yugendra Pawar's father Shrinivas Pawar was searched late Monday night but nothing suspicious was found, they said.
Yugendra Pawar, candidate of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP), is taking on his uncle and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar of the NCP in a high-profile contest from Baramati seat in Pune district in the state assembly polls scheduled on Wednesday.
Shrinivas Pawar is the younger brother of Ajit Pawar.
Pune Collector Suhas Divase confirmed that following a complaint, a flying squad of the Election Commission visited the showroom and conducted the search, but did not find anything suspicious.
Sub-divisional officer Vaibhav Navadkar said the EC's control room for Baramati constituency had received a complaint, based on which the flying squad conducted the search at the showroom on Monday night.
Navadkar also said nothing suspicious was found and that it was a routine check.
Two days ago, the poll office of Kiran Gujar, the election in-charge of Ajit Pawar, was also checked after a complaint was received, he added.
Yugendra Pawar told PTI that a squad of 10 to 13 police and other officials searched the showroom.
"We are law abiding citizens but if they are giving so much attention to us, we are really thankful to them," he said sarcastically.
Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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