Please don’t say ‘enough of Baramati’ yet. Polling is over in the Pawar bastion, but news continues to come in from there. Thursday’s break caught our attention. One of the lowest turnouts in Baramati turned out to be Ajit Pawar’s worry and a scare for his wife Sunetra, who contested against her husband’s cousin Supriya Sule, an incumbent MP and Sharad Pawar’s daughter. Ajit might have found a statement that a senior BJP leader had made last month as one of the reasons for voters’ apathy.

Reports said that he felt that the unsavoury comment had made all the difference and affected turn-out, though according to him, it wasn’t repeated in the later stages of the campaign. The campaign in Baramati actually saw many more caustic comments being made from both sides. So, if Patil were to be blamed, then there were many other partners in the rhyme.