Jankar, who contested the Baramati Lok Sabha seat against Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule in 2014, wields influence among the Dhangar community in western Maharashtra.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju expressed confidence in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance returning for a third term after the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
"I congratulate the candidates announced by the JDU on their list. All of them are guaranteed to win just like PM Modi has guaranteed development, fulfilling whatever he promises, to make India self-reliant, to remove poverty," Rai said speaking to ANI on Sunday.
"I thank the top leadership for giving me this opportunity. Victory and defeat are a part of politics, the most important thing is that people stand with you and people believe your words," Akshay Kanti Bam told ANI.
"We had only dreamt of trains coming here. Our dream was fulfilled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He started the Act East Policy. Now we take the train to come here. When I send photos to my children, I feel proud. Now Vande Bharat will start here. PM Modi fulfils whatever he promises. All
Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Chief Minister of Karnataka, HD Kumaraswamy, said on Sunday that he 'will decide in two days' whether to contest Lok Sabha elections.
In an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly infringing on their "language rights," the DMK leader said, "How many times did PM Modi come to Tamil Nadu in these ten years? Whenever he comes, he talks about Tamil pride and Thirukkural. But they have taken away our language