US EditionSunetra Pawar or… Who Could Be Ajit Pawar’s Successor?
- On Saturday, NCP leaders plan to install Sunetra Pawar as Maharashtra deputy chief minister, with a legislative party meeting at 2 pm and a Raj Bhavan swearing-in around 5 pm.
- The crash that killed Ajit Pawar, former Maharashtra deputy chief minister, on January 28 near Baramati airport has accelerated leadership decisions and merger talks after local-body polls.
- Amid family mourning, senior NCP leaders including Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare, and Chhagan Bhujbal met Sunetra Pawar on Thursday to offer condolences and press her to lead, while Bhujbal said, "No MLA has been told to come to Mumbai yet."
- If she accepts the post, Sunetra Pawar would become Maharashtra's first woman deputy chief minister and likely contest the Baramati Assembly seat, while Praful Patel is expected to become NCP national president after MLA consultations and family rituals.
- Recent local-body election outcomes raise the stakes for any reunification of the NCP factions, as the two factions contested municipal corporation elections in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad together but failed amid Bharatiya Janata Party gains.
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Ajit Pawar's Wife Sunetra to Be Maharashtra’s First woman Deputy CM
Sunetra Pawar, wife of the late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, is expected to be appointed as the new Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is convening a legislature party meeting in Mumbai to finalise her position as the party’s legislature leader. This development follows the death of Ajit Pawar in a plane crash in Baramati on 28 January 2026, which left the Deputy Chief Minister’s post vaca…
We Will Give Sunetra Pawar's Name as Legislative Party Leader of NCP: Chhagan Bhujbal
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Former Maharashtra Home Minister and senior NCP leader Anil Deshmukh also said that it will be a matter of great joy if Sunetra Pawar becomes the Deputy CM. India News | We Will Give Sunetra Pawar's Name as Legislative Party Leader of NCP: Chhagan Bhujbal.
‘Sunetra Pawar To Be NCP Chief’: Chhagan Bhujbal Confirms CLP Meet Tomorrow As Party Moves To Fill Leadership Void After Ajit Pawar’s Death
Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal has confirmed that the late Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra Pawar’s name has been finalised to take over as the new leader of the party, with a formal oath-taking ceremony expected on Saturday.
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