Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut claimed on Monday that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar`s recent professions of "remorse" will not help him win the forthcoming assembly poll in Baramati. Raut predicted that the NCP leader would lose the seat, which he had held for years. Raut`s remarks came after Ajit Pawar publicly admitted that he had made a mistake by running his wife Sunetra against his cousin, Supriya Sule, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Ajit Pawar also emphasised that politics should not meddle with family issues, reported PTI. 

According to the news agency report, last year, Ajit Pawar joined the Shiv Sena-BJP government in Maharashtra, causing a split in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which was founded by his uncle, Sharad Pawar. On Sunday, Ajit Pawar remarked that he was pleased with his development work in Baramati, but proposed that the people pick someone else to draw comparisons.