India, March 12 -- Former minister and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena leader Vijay Shivtare on Monday announced to contest the Lok Sabha elections against the two politically opponent Pawar family members Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar in the Baramati constituency.

Shivtare made the announcement at Saswad on Monday saying Baramati should not be considered by anyone as a personal fiefdom. In local politics, Shivtare is known to be a detractor of Sule and Ajit Pawar, who during the 2019 assembly polls did not leave any stone unturned to defeat Shivtare.

Shivtare was among the first few leaders in the state to join Shinde after the latter rebelled against Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in 2022. While there is an alliance between the Bharati...