India, April 21 -- Even as the Baramati assembly bypoll appears largely one-sided, deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar and other members of the Pawar family have intensified campaigning in the final stretch, focusing on voter outreach and turnout. Meanwhile, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is set to speak at a rally in Baramati on Tuesday.

Thirteen contestants, including Sunetra and other independents, are competing in the bypoll scheduled for April 23. The bypoll was necessitated after the deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's death, triggering calls for an unopposed election.

Her sons, Parth and Jay, have taken the lead in grassroots mobilisation. Jay has been travelling extensively across smaller villages, holding corner meetings and i...