BJP MLA Pankaja, Munde's eldest daughter, is pitted against her estranged cousin Dhananjay Munde, who is Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) nominee from Parli Assembly seat.
Munde's daughter Pritam will take on former Congress minister Ashok Patil in the Lok Sabha bypoll, which is also scheduled for October 15.
While Pritam seems confident of winning the bypoll, for Pankaja, who is a member of BJP's state core committee, retaining the Parli seat looks a challenging, if not impossible, task, with Dhananjay's rallies also attracting crowds.
It was a measure of Munde's popularity that the Prime Minister commenced his Assembly election campaign from Beed with an acknowledgment that had Munde been alive there would have been no need for him to canvass for votes in the state.
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Shiv Sena has chosen not to put up a candidate against Munde sisters, while the NCP has not fielded anyone against Pritam as announced by Sharad Pawar soon after Munde's death.
In 2009, except for Parli Assembly segment, NCP won all other seats in Beed district.
"I prefer not to comment on my sister Pankaja.