Suresh Kalmadi delays decision over contesting from Pune

Suresh Kalmadi, a politician with considerable influence in Pune, today told that he is deciding on whether to run for the national election. Mr Kalmadi, 69, who was jailed on charges of corruption, has not been picked by his party, the Congress, as its candidate from Pune. The party also did not succumb to his pressure to let his wife run instead of him.

Mr Kalmadi has won the parliamentary election from Pune thrice. He told today that he is meeting with his supporters to decide whether to contest the parliamentary election from his home town, but refused to comment on whether he will run as an independent or join another party. "I am open to contesting the election," he said, adding, "I have done so much work for Pune." Several senior leaders of the Congress in Pune attended the meeting at his residence today, transmitting the signs of a potential crisis for the party.


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