Third Eye: Supporting brigade, charting a new course​​, and just at the last moment

Supporting brigade

Senior NCPSP leader Jayant Patil was recently giving a speech at a party event when one of his supporters kept raising slogans that Patil would be the next chief minister of Maharashtra. He asked the supporter to shut up and said that the CM post was not going to come through sloganeering and 'for that a lot of efforts' were needed. Sharad Pawar, who was on the stage, and others laughed out at Patil's comment.

Senior NCPSP leader Jayant Patil was recently giving a speech at a party event when one of his supporters kept raising slogans that Patil would be the next chief minister of Maharashtra. He asked the supporter to shut up and said that the CM post was not going to come through sloganeering and 'for that a lot of efforts' were needed. Sharad Pawar, who was on the stage, and others laughed out at Patil's comment.

Senior NCPSP leader Jayant Patil was recently giving a speech at a party event when one of his supporters kept raising slogans that Patil would be the next chief minister of Maharashtra. He asked the supporter to shut up and said that the CM post was not going to come through sloganeering and 'for that a lot of efforts' were needed. Sharad Pawar, who was on the stage, and others laughed out at Patil's comment.

Charting a new course

Almost a year ahead of Bihar assembly elections, one more leader is set to launch his own party. Former Union minister and ex-JDU chief RCP Singh has announced that the party will be launched on October 31. Singh, once very close to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, had quit JDU and joined BJP after differences with Kumar. Now, Singh has quit BJP too. Singh said he will undertake a state-wide yatra and, depending on the situation, he will contest assembly elections.

Just at the last moment

Congress candidate from Jharkhand’s Kanke assembly seat Suresh Baitha was planning to file his nomination papers on Friday, the last day to do so for the first phase. However, his mother passed away in the early hours. Baitha first filed nomination papers and then proceeded with the last rites in the afternoon. Till then, the mortal remains of his mother were kept at home.