Mumbai: At the age of 30, he was hellbent on contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Mawal even as his maverick grandfather, Sharad Pawar, was dead set against it. But Parth Pawar defied the family code and chose to contest and lost miserably by over 2 lakh votes. The defeat was shocking for the entire Pawar clan, as till then no member from the Baramati family had ever lost.

After graduating from the HR College, Parth went to London for higher studies. After his return, he began meddling in politics, but senior Pawar was cautious. After his father, Ajit, decided to part ways with uncle Sharad Pawar, Parth started taking a keen interest in the affairs of the NCP.

His name keeps doing the rounds whenever election bells start ringing. But, his sibling Jay is seen as the future candid

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