File photograph of NCP Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar.
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Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar reached Mumbai on Saturday (January 31, 2026) to be sworn in as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister instead of her deceased partner and NCP chief Ajit Pawar.
Ms. Sunetra reached the official residence ‘Devgiri’ of her late husband in south Mumbai, within the wee hours, alongside together with her son Parth.
On Saturday (January 31), NCP’s legislature wing will maintain a gathering round 2 p.m., after which she might be named as its chief and set to take the place of Deputy CM, turning into the primary girl to carry the place in Maharashtra.
The 40 legislators of NCP will meet at Vidhan Bhavan on Saturday (January 31), following a low-key ceremony at Lok Bhavan at 5 p.m.
Ms. Sunetra (62) is just not a member of both home of the Maharashtra legislature however holds a Rajya Sabha seat. It’s speculated that her son will change her within the Rajya Sabha. All of the motion comes after Ajit Pawar’s loss of life in a deadly airplane crash on Wednesday in Pune district’s Baramati. NCP-SP supremo Sharad Pawar acknowledged that he has no concept about Ms. Sunetra’s appointment or the oath ceremony, saying, “It’s the determination of her occasion. I’ve no readability on the explanations behind the hasty appointment.”.
In the meantime, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated, The NCP will take no matter determination it has to take for the publish of deputy chief minister, and we are going to help the choice. We’re standing behind the household of Ajit Dada and the NCP.”
Ms. Sunetra grew to become a well-liked title in politics after she contested the Lok Sabha 2024 elections in Baramati because the candidate of the NCP towards her sister-in-law and incumbent NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule. Nevertheless, she was defeated and later elected to the Rajya Sabha.
Printed – January 31, 2026 08:46 am IST
