Veteran Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said he has retired from electoral politics and has proposed that his daughter, MLA Praniti Shinde, contest the crucial Solapur Lok Sabha seat in his lieu in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
This is not the first time that the 82-year-old Mr. Shinde, who was also a former Maharashtra Chief Minister for a brief period in 2004, has announced his retirement from electoral politics. In 2019, Mr. Shinde had said that the then Lok Sabha election would be his last contest.
Speaking in Solapur on Wednesday, Mr. Shinde said: “I have entered my 83rd year. I cannot work as I used to before. From my point of view, Praniti is the most suitable candidate for the Solapur Lok Sabha seat. But ultimately, it is up to the party high command to decide.”
