Congress withdraws candidate from Baramati by-election out of respect for Ajit Pawar

Congress will not contest the Baramati assembly by-election out of respect for the late Ajit Pawar. The party's state unit has been instructed to withdraw its candidate, Akash More, from the April 23 bypoll. This decision follows appeals from various political leaders. The by-election was necessitated by the death of Ajit Pawar, who had represented the Baramati constituency eight times.