Pune: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said every individual experienced highs and lows in life, but there were some days in every year when one felt like spending time with family members keeping aside all the problems, a day after a family get-together over a lunch in the city.In a video message wishing people on the occasion of Diwali, Pawar said, There are ups and downs in everyones life.All individuals have some problems to face, but there are some days of every year when one feels like forgetting them for a while and enjoy those days with the family members.Pawar also said, The days of Diwali festival are among those days of the year one prefers to spend with the family. I wish all the happiness to every individual. The NCP founders statement came at a time when preparations for the Diwali were under way at his Baramati residence, where the entire family is expected to join as a tradition. Some of the family members, including Sharad Pawar, deputy CM Ajit Pawar, his wife, Sunetra Pawar, and NCP working president Supriya Sule had gathered on Friday for the lunch at the residence of senior Pawars brother, Prataprao Pawar, in Pune.After Ajit Pawar split and joined BJP-Shiv Sena, Sule had said the differences with Ajit Pawar were not personal, but political. She hinted that he would join the celebrations in Baramati like every year.A few days ago, Ajit Pawar had posted a message on his social media handle that he was still recovering from dengue and would have to avoid meeting too many people during Diwali as per the doctors advice. Therefore, it was not clear if he would attend the celebrations in Baramati or not.We also published the following articles recentlyAjit Pawar goes to meet Amit Shah after family get-together in PuneThe Pawar family, including NCP leader Sharad Pawar, gathered for a Diwali lunch at Pratapraos residence in Pune. Ajit Pawar, who recently had dengue, joined the celebration. Sharad Pawar expressed happiness about Ajits improving health. The family stated that there were no political discussions during the gathering. After the lunch, Ajit Pawar traveled to Delhi to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah. NCP leader Praful Patel shared photos of the meeting on social media. Despite political differences, the Pawar family maintains strong personal ties.Uddhav meets Sharad PawarShiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray met with NCP chief Sharad Pawar to discuss political issues at the state and national level, including the Maratha reservation issue. The meeting gained significance amidst comments by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah on the INDIA alliance. Uddhav and Pawar decided to revive talks on seat sharing within the INDIA alliance with Congress after the state assembly elections. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP-Shiv Sena combine won 41 seats, while the Congress won one and NCP won four seats in Maharashtra.BJP-Sena-NCP alliance shines in Maharashtra rural polls, big gains for Ajit PawarThe Mahayuti alliance, consisting of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP, emerged victorious in the gram panchayat elections in Maharashtra. They won 1,350 out of the 2,359 gram panchayats that went to polls. The split in the NCP affected the Sharad Pawar camp, which only managed to win in 178 rural bodies. The BJP emerged as the dominant party with victories in 743 gram panchayats, followed by the Shiv Sena with 240 panchayats. The newly formed BRS party from Telangana also made a successful debut, winning 53 gram panchayats.

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