India, April 9 -- The Baramati assembly bypoll is set to turn into a one-sided affair after the Congress on Thursday said it will withdraw its candidate Akash More, who was in the fray against deputy chief minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sunetra Pawar, following mounting pressure and appeals for an uncontested election.

The decision was announced by Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Thursday, which was also the last day for withdrawal of nominations for the by-elections.

The opposition party took the decision after unprecedented efforts were made to persuade it to support Sunetra Pawar's candidature by not contesting the bypoll.

Soon after, More also declared that he would withdraw his nomina...