In 2022, the Supreme Court had observed that whether there should be any cooling-off period for civil servants to contest elections is best left to the legislature.
Sources said BJP’s anti-Sharad Pawar statement has not been received well by the voters of Baramati and that it may backfire when the counting of votes starts on June 4.
Despite the BRS holding four Assembly constituencies and the Congress three, the battle for Chevella seems to be between the BJP and the grand old party, with voters mostly disregarding the BRS.
