Yugendra, 32, is the grandnephew of Sharad Pawar and the son of Shrinivas Pawar, Ajit Pawar's brother. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Northeastern University, Boston.

Sharad Pawar, who was present for the filing of Yugendra's nomination, said, "Today, we came here to file the nomination form of Yugendra Pawar, a young candidate from Baramati.

Despite familial ties, Yugendra Pawar, Sharad Pawar-led NCP candidate, is set to contest the Maharashtra assembly elections against his uncle Ajit Pawar from Baramati.

Yugendra was among the first in the Pawar family to stand behind Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule and not Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls in Baramati.

However, reactions from the family remained mixed, with Supriya Sule declining to comment and Yugendra Pawar, a younger family member, putting the onus on those who left to make the first move.

Don't think Ajit Pawar's family is being isolated: Yugendra However, Yugendra did not support his uncle's claim. He said, "I feel that family and politics should not be mixed.

In yet another tussle within the Pawar family in Baramati, the two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions are likely to pit family members against each other in the upcoming Assembly polls.

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This family feud, fueled by Ajit Pawar’s defection in July 2023, eventually led to Sunetra’s defeat, deepening the divide within the family. Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar had polled 5,73,979 ...

As Yugendra Pawar, 32, formally entered into the poll fray, he spoke with Hindustan Times on the challenge he faces and issues he would want to tackle when elected. Edited excerpts from the interview ...