A special court acquitted 8 individuals, including Padamsinh Patil, brother of Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar, in the 2006 murder of Congress leader Pavanraje Nimbalkar and his driver. The judge cited inconsistencies and lies from the approver witness, Parasmal Jain, as the primary reason for acquittal.
BJP secured decisive by-poll victories in Nagaland's Koridang (Daochier I Imchen), Tripura's Dharmanagar (Jahar Chakraborti), and Gujarat's Umreth (Harshad Parmar). Congress won Karnataka's Bagalkot with Umesh Meti. In Maharashtra, Sunetra Pawar is leading in Baramati by over 75,000 votes, while BJP's Akshay Kardile leads in Rahuri by over 72,000 votes. The by-polls were necessitated by deaths of sitting legislators including Ajit Pawar in Baramati.
Sunetra Pawar is heading toward a significant victory in the Baramati assembly bypoll. She has requested that supporters refrain from victory processions, dedicating the mandate to the memory of her late husband, Ajit Pawar.
NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule announced she will no longer contest elections against any member of the Pawar family, a decision welcomed by her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar following past electoral rivalries in Baramati.
