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In the backdrop of municipal elections in Maharashtra, there has been a flurry of party switching in recent days. On Tuesday, the campaign guns have cooled down, and voting will take place this coming Thursday (January 15), with results to be announced on Friday. In these elections, leaders who did not receive tickets have left their parties and joined others. The same happened in municipal council and municipal panchayat elections. In such an environment, the Nationalist Sharad Pawar group has suffered a major setback, as Sharad Pawar's staunch supporter and former MLA Ramesh Kadam has resigned from the party.
Ramesh Kadam was active in the Nationalist Congress Party since 1984. After Ajit Pawar's rebellion, when the party split, many leaders decided to join Ajit’s faction, but Kadam did not leave Sharad Pawar's side. After losing the Chiplun municipal chairperson election, he became discontented with the party. Due to not receiving a proper position and cooperation within the party, he submitted his resignation to the state president of the Nationalist Sharad Pawar faction. This decision, coming a day before the municipal elections, has caused a stir in political circles.
The background of Ramesh Kadam's resignation is the important press conference held by the Election Commission on Tuesday (January 13). In this, the announcement of the district council and panchayat committee elections in the state was made. Voting for these elections will take place on February 5, and the counting will be on February 7. Immediately after this announcement, Kadam's resignation has led political analysts to speculate various theories. Kadam's decision is considered a signal of moving to another party in the district council elections.
In the frenzy of municipal elections, there has been an outbreak of party switching, which has become another blow for the Nationalist Sharad Pawar faction. It appears that internal strife within the Sharad Pawar faction is increasing. On the other hand, due to the announcement by the Election Commission, there is a possibility of a new wave of local self-government elections starting. These developments have initiated a new cycle in Maharashtra politics, with a focus on how the strategies of the parties will unfold.