Don’t want anyone’s rally in Baramati, PM needed elsewhere: Ajit Pawar

NCP leader Ajit Pawar announced support for party candidate Nawab Malik. Malik faces competition from a Shiv Sena candidate backed by the BJP. Pawar criticized the opposition's alternative to the government's Ladki Bahin Yojana. NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule questioned the scheme's sufficiency given inflation. Sule highlighted the MVA's focus on women's healthcare and security.