India, May 25 -- Another member of the Pawar family may soon enter electoral politics, as Jay Pawar, the younger son of Sunetra Pawar and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, is tipped to contest the upcoming legislative council polls.

The party leadership is considering fielding Jay Pawar from the Pune local authorities constituency which the NCP has held since 2010, party insiders told Hindustan Times.

If nominated, Jay would become the third member of Sunetra and Ajit Pawar's immediate family to enter electoral politics after the former deputy chief minister was killed in an air crash in Baramati on January 28. While Sunetra Pawar took Ajit's place as the deputy chief minister and Baramati MLA, her elder son Parth Pawar was recen...