Mumbai, Feb. 15 -- Within days after Sharad Pawar agreed to reconsider his earlier decision not to contest the Lok Sabha polls, the NCP on Thursday announced that its president Pawar would contest the Lok Sabha polls from Madha constituency in western Maharashtra.

Talking to media persons after Pawar confabulated with senior party leaders and office bearers on the preparations for the Lok Sabha polls, senior NCP leader Praful Patel said: "At the previous meeting, we had requested Pawar saheb to contest from Madha constituency. He has accepted our request and will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Madha constituency".

Patel expressed confidence that the Congress-NCP alliance-led Mahaghatbhandan would win 35 out of total 48 seats in the Lok ...