Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal | Photo Credit: ANI Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) on Thursday (April 9, 2026) appealed to its ally Indian National Congress to withdraw its candidate against the opposing party NCP in the Baramati bypolls to be held on April 23. NCP(SP) MLA Rohit Pawar met Maharashtra Congress president Harshawardhan Sapkal in the early hours on Thursday (April 9, 2026). Soon thereafter, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar called Mr. Sapkal, even as Sharad Pawar dialled Mallikarjun Kharge with the appeal. Published – April 09, 2026 01:21 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Champions League: PSG beats Liverpool, Barcelona loses to Atletico in quarterfinal 1st leg Kerala election 2026: Shashi Tharoor says high voter turnout augurs well for Congress-led UDF