<p>Congress's Vilasrao Deshmukh confirmed that that he is not in the race for the post of Maharashtra's chief minister.<br />u00a0<br />
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<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt"><strong>Not Me:</strong> Vilasrao Deshmukh</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>Instead, he defended the party's decision to field his son in Latur, saying that the age profile of voters is changing and it is necessary to encourage young candidates to contest elections.<br /><br />Deshmukh also insisted that the kin of Congress leaders were given tickets on the basis of merit and not on the strength of their family background. <br /><br />"There was a demand from workers for Amit in Latur," he said.<br /><br />The press conference had attracted a lot of media attention since it was rumoured that a CD exposing opposition parties would be released. <br /><br />However, this did not happen.</p>

Congress's Vilasrao Deshmukh confirmed that that he is not in the race for the post of Maharashtra's chief minister.

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