Newly-appointed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar has been allocated the portfolios of State Excise Duty, Sports and Youth Affairs and Minorities Development and Aukaf.
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-SCP leaders gathered at Sharad Pawar's residence in Baramati on Saturday to chalk out the party's strategies, following the untimely death of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
Ajit Pawar's wife and NCP MP Sunetra Pawar will take oath as the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister on Saturday, party spokesperson Rupali Patil Thombare said.
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief and Ajit Pawar's uncle, Sharad Pawar on Saturday said that he has no information about NCP MP Sunetra Pawar's name being pitched for the post of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister.
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.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her remarks on the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, urging her to follow the guidance of NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and avoid politicising the tragic incid
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday demanded a thorough and transparent investigation into the plane crash that claimed the life of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, saying mere condolences are not enough.
Officials probing the plane crash that claimed the life of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and five others have recovered the voice recorder and flight data recorder from the accident spot.