India, April 4 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar on Saturday reached out to Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, seeking his support for her candidature in the upcoming Baramati assembly bypoll, even as the Congress signalled its intent to contest the seat.

Thackeray told her that he would discuss the matter within his party before taking a decision, people aware of the conversation said.

According to NCP leaders, Pawar called Thackeray soon after the Congress announced it would field a candidate in the bye-election, in which she is contesting as the NCP nominee. The seat fell vacant following the death of her husband and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a plan...