Mumbai, April 22 -- Nationalist Congress Party (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar will not participate in the voting for the Baramati Assembly by-election scheduled for April 23 due to health-related issues, said Mahayuti candidate and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sunetra Pawar.

The announcement comes as a significant development in the high-stakes battle for the Pawar family's stronghold, Baramati.

The bypolls in Pune's Baramati constituency come after the former NCP Chief Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash while he was headed to his constituency earlier this year.

Sunetra Pawar shared the update via a post on X, expressing her well-wishes for the senior leader's recovery. She also expressed confidence that people will listen to the NC...