Aurangabad Maharashtra | October 08, 2005 6:47:32 PM IST


Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar today said his
party will support the candidature of Revenue Minister Narayan Rane in
the November 19 by-election from Malwan-Kankawali Assembly
constitutency in the Konkan region of Maharashtra.
The party had taken a decision based on its understanding with its
ally (Congress) during last Assembly elections. However, Mr Pawar said
that the same may not be applicable to the supporters of Mr Rane.

The NCP will field its candidates or stake its claim to field its
nominees from where they had won in the last Assembly elections.

To a question, Mr Pawar said he does not think that NCP's local unit
in Malwan and Kankawali would work against Mr Rane, but at the same
time, he (Pawar) also the candidate (without naming Rane) should also
try and win the confidence of the locals