Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office to Sunetra Pawar in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
NCP Maharashtra State President Sunil Tatkare on Saturday refused to comment on NCP (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar's remarks stating that he had no information about NCP MP and Ajit Pawar's widow Sunetra Pawar being pitched for the post of Deputy Chief Minister.
"The decision will be taken by the NCP. We will stand by whatever decision the NCP takes...We are standing by the family of Ajit Pawar and NCP," Devendra Fadnavis told reporters.
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.
After Nationalist Congress Party leaders met with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said that the decision on the vacant post of Deputy CM, following the demise of NCP chief Ajit Pawar, will be taken in an hour or two.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Working President Praful Patel on Friday said that a decision regarding the vacant posts of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and cabinet portfolios will be made soon, following the demise of party chief Ajit Pawar.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu has informed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has initiated a formal investigation into the recent aircraft accident that claimed the lives of Deputy CM Aj
The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and other civic authorities to file their replies within two weeks on a contempt petition alleging non-compliance with its 2018 directions banning the slaughter of birds at Ghazipur Murga Mandi.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin, along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday arrived at Vidya Pratishthan ground to attend the last rites of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.<
In a tragic accident that sent shock in Maharashtra and also in political circles across the country, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash while on his way to Baramati, where he was scheduled to attend functions.
"I am deeply saddened that we have reached such a point where such dirty and despicable politics are being played out even over someone's death," Fadnavis told ANI.