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.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has called a meeting of all its members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council on 31 January 2026 at 2:00 PM at Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai.
"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.
Member of Vidya Prathisthan and close associate of the Pawar family, Kiran Gujar, on Friday said that NCP chief Ajit Pawar's last wish was to unite the two party factions.
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
"The pain and shock we are in cannot be expressed in words. He was the elder brother of Maharashtra and always worked with everyone collectively," Khan said.
Actor Riteish Deshmukh on Thursday attended the last rites of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in Baramati. The NCP leader died in a plane crash on Wednesday.
In a post shared on X, Shah said, "I paid my last respects to Ajit Pawar ji and offered heartfelt tributes to him. The untimely demise of Ajit Pawar ji, who was dedicated to society and the people, has created such a void in Maharashtra's politics that it will not be possible to fill it f