Sunetra Pawar oath-taking Highlights: Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as Maharashtra Deputy CM on Saturday, January 3. Chants of ‘Ajit Dada amar rahe’ filled the air as Sunetra Pawar took her oath.
Her appointment comes days after her husband Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash. Ajit Pawar had held the Maharashtra Deputy CM post since 2023, after rebelling against his uncle Sharad Pawar and splitting the National Congress party (NCP).
Earlier in the day, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar said that his late nephew had finalised February 12 to announce a merger between the NCP factions. Addressing a press conference in Baramati, Sharad Pawar said that it was Ajit Pawar’s wish to unite the NCP factions, and that they were optimistic about it.
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