By Vipin Agnihotri
Sharad Pawar continues to survive and thrive in Indian politics, despite ill health and altered political equations. It is worth mentioning in this regard that having secured the top job at International Cricket Council, Sharad Pawar is back to his favorite sport, politics.
With the mid term elections looming large on the horizon, there is hardly a surprise that Pawar is working overtime to convince the ruling coalition to refrain from making elections inevitable.
If media reports are to be believed, Pawar fully supports the Indo-US nuclear deal but considers the stability of UPA government more important at this moment of time. In cricketing terms, Pawar at present is analyzing the pitch- keeping all the options open and waiting anxiously for the coin to be tossed up.
Sharad Pawar started his career at a young age and showed tremendous promise to perform at the highest level. In early days, Pawar headed the State Youth Congress at 24. He entered the state cabinet at 29 and in 1978 when Pawar was just 38, he created a record of sorts by becoming the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
In 1991, when Congress regained power, he was one of the top contenders for the post of Prime Minister. However, Pawar was pitted at the post by Narsimha Rao and had to contend with the defence portfolio only. Pawar came back with a vengeance to occupy the centre stage by becoming the leader of the Congress party in Lok Sabha.
Pawar quit the Congress once Sonia Gandhi entered into the politics and forms his own political outfit- Nationalist Congress party. In my opinion, Pawar has all the potential to be a prime minister, but he is fully aware of the fact that his small political outfit is not enough to catapult him to the post of prime minister. Therefore, it is of utmost importance that Pawar come up with a strategy, which can play a prominent part in creating a mass base outside his state.
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