Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar has initiated outreach efforts ahead of the upcoming Baramati assembly bypoll, contacting Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray to seek his party’s support. The conversation, which took place on Friday, is being viewed as a significant political development in the run-up to the crucial election, reported PTI.

The Baramati bypoll is scheduled to be held on April 23, with Sunetra Pawar set to contest as the official candidate of the Nationalist Congress Party.