mumbai sources stated that shiv sena leader sanjay raut on monday said ncp chief Sharad Pawar's name should be considered by all political parties for the 2022 presidential election. Furthermore Raut also claimed that by 2022, there will be enough numbers "on our side" to decide the presidential candidate and Pawar recently played a key role in bringing together the congress and the shiv sena to form government in alliance with his party in Maharashtra.
Furthermore Raut said, "Sharad Pawar is a senior leader of the country. I think his name should be considered by all political parties for the post of President, the election for which will be held in 2022." Perhaps when asked about the opinion of other political parties on fielding the former Union minister and four-time state chief minister, Raut said he has "merely proposed" Pawar's name.
Moreover the rajya sabha member said "I think other political parties can also propose other senior candidates for the post of President. By 2022, there will be enough numbers on our side to decide the presidential candidate and the Pawar's party has got most of the 'plum' ministries, including home and Finance, in the uddhav thackeray led
maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government.
