Rahuri By-election: Tanpure Steps Aside After BJP Meet, Cites Development Assurances

• Prajakt Tanpure, NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) leader, will not contest the Rahuri by-election.
• Tanpure met with BJP state president Ravindra Chavan and Guardian Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil.
• He withdrew his candidacy after BJP leaders assured development for the constituency and requested an unopposed win for Akshay Kardile.
• Key development issues included preventing land acquisition near KK Range and resolving the sugar factory issue.
• Tanpure clarified that he has no plans to join BJP, stating he had freedom from Sharad Pawar and Jayant Patil to make local political decisions.