AAP may field Ware, Bhapkar from Pune, Maval seats

Ware said the process for selection of Pune candidate was still on.

For the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is most likely to field Subhash Ware and Maruti Bhapkar as its candidates from Pune and Maval seats. The official declaration is expected soon.

Ware, who is also a member of the national executive of the party, has for long been associated with the socialist movement in the state.

Ware said the process for selection of Pune candidate was still on.

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Bhapkar, who was an independent corporator of the PCMC, has been active in the social field for several years. Bhapkar led the agitation against SEZs in Ratnagiri and Maval regions. In Pimpri-Chinchwad, he led agitations against corruption and the functioning of PCMC. In 2009, he unsuccessfully contested from the Maval seat.

After the Delhi elections, the party called for applications from candidates for LS seats from across Maharashtra. It received 675 applications online for the 48 LS constituencies in Maharashtra. Nagpur city saw the highest number (66) of applications. Pune came second with 40.

Parthasarathi Biswas

Partha Sarathi Biwas is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express with 10+ years of experience in reporting on Agriculture, Commodities and Developmental issues. He has been with The Indian Express since 2011 and earlier worked with DNA. Partha's report about Farmers Producer Companies (FPC) as well long pieces on various agricultural issues have been cited by various academic publications including those published by the Government of India. He is often invited as a visiting faculty to various schools of journalism to talk about development journalism and rural reporting. In his spare time Partha trains for marathons and has participated in multiple marathons and half marathons. ... Read More

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