Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 25 (ANI): Amid the loudspeakers row, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday took a jibe at the Opposition BJP in Maharashtra saying that some people were getting anxious after losing power.

Pune Apr 25 PTI In an apparent jibe at the opposition BJP in Maharashtra NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said some people were getting anxious after losing power Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event Pawar whose party shares power with the Shiv Sena and Congress in Maharashtra said it is a good thing that the state government has decided to call an all-party meeting over the issue of loudspeakers at religious places and he will be very happy if something good comes out of the meet After the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections the Shiv Sena parted ways with long-term ally BJP over the issue of sharing the chief ministerial post The Uddhav Thackeray-led party then tied-up with the NCP and Congress to form the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government in the state Asked about statements of opposition leaders that the situation in Maharashtra warrants Presidents rule in the state Pawar said it is true that some people get anxious after power goes out of their hands This is not a new thing Not everyone is like me After our state government was dismissed in 1980 I was told about it at 1230 in the night I along with my friends immediately vacated the CMs house and moved to another place and on the next day we all went to watch a cricket match at the Wankhede stadium and enjoyed the whole day the former chief minister said Power comes and goes and there is no need to be anxious the NCP chief said Of late some people are getting anxious and I do not blame them because before the 2019 state election claims were made of coming again to power and it did not materialise thats why there is this anxiousness the former Union minister said Asked about a BJP delegation going to meet the Union home secretary over some incidents that have taken place in Mumbai Pawar said it is obvious that some anxious people will go and explore their options but there is no need to think over it The state capital recently witnessed a political row over use of loudspeakers at religious places and the recitation of Hanuman Chalisa Pawar said The threat of the imposition of Presidents rule is always made but it has no outcome If a mid-term poll situation arises then the recent Kolhapur byelection result has shown what kind of result would be there and I think no one will go to that extent of imposition of Presidents rule In a boost for the tripartite MVA government in Maharashtra the Congress recently won the byelection to the Kolhapur North Assembly constituency retaining the seat by defeating the BJP PTI SPK GK GK

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 20 (ANI): Congress has announced the candidature of Jayashree Chandrakant Jadhav as the party's candidate for the ensuing by-election to Maharashtra Assembly from Kolhapur North constituency.

Mumbai Mar 19 PTI Congress on Saturday announced the candidature of Jayshree Jadhav for the April 12 byelection to Kolhapur North Assembly seatThe death of sitting Congress MLA Chandrakant Jadhav Jayshrees husband necessitated the electionChandrakant Jadhav died last year following post-COVID-19 complicationsHe was a first-time MLA who had defeated the Shiv Senas Rajesh Kshirsagar Now the Sena and Congress are part of the ruling alliance along with the NCPCounting of votes will take place on April 16BJP has fielded Satyajit Kadam for the seat PTI MR KRK KRK KRK