India, Oct. 14 -- Nationalist Congress Party/NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar/SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday appealed to voters to elect Harshada Deshmukh-Jadhav and Jayanti Asagaonkar, fielded by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) from the graduates and teachers' constituencies, respectively, in the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) elections.

Addressing an NCP meeting virtually to kickstart the poll campaign, Pawar said, "We are fielding a candidate who works for graduates and can resolve their problems. Harshada has worked in various fields, and she has a good public connect."

Pawar highlighted Deshmukh-Jadhav's family background, noting that her father was a civil servant and her father-in-law was associated with the education sector. Pawar...