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This news report covers the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislative meeting in Mumbai, where Sunetra Pawar was unanimously elected as the CLP leader. Following the proposal by Dilip Walse Patil and support from top leaders like Chhagan Bhujbal,
On Wednesday morning, NCP chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash. Just three days later, on Saturday evening, his wife Sunetra Pawar is set to take the oath as Deputy Chief Minister.
Sunetra Pawar succeeds her late husband, Ajit Pawar, who died in a tragic plane crash on January 28 morning.
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Sunetra Pawar oath ceremony: Ajit Pawar’s wife elected NCP leader, deputy CM oath at 5 PM
Sunetra Pawar was on Friday elected leader of the NCP Legislature Party, clearing the way for her swearing-in as Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister later in the day. The decision was taken at a meeting of NCP legislators at the Vidhan Bhavan,
Amid the political vacuum created after Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar is emerging as a decisive force in state politics. Leaders of the Ajit Pawar faction appear ready to accept her leadership as she steps into the forefront.
Since the death of Ajit Pawar in an unfortunate plane crash near Baramati airport in Pune district on Wednesday, talks of merger of NCP and the NCP (SP) has been gaining ground.
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Sharad Pawar’s remarks distancing himself from NCP developments indicate that NCP leaders took the decision to get Sunetra take the party helm without consulting NCP (SP)
Ajit Pawar, who served as Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister and finance minister in the Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti government, died in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28. Four others were also killed in the accident.
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NCP Reunification Was Cleared Days Before Ajit Pawar’s Death; Announcement Planned For Feb 8
Just days before the tragic accident, Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar held discussions and reached a consensus on uniting the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Following this, a meeting of senior leaders from both groups was convened to deliberate on the roadmap for the merger.
Full state honours were accorded to Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar as his mortal remains were taken to the Vidya Pratishthan ground for the last rites in Baramati. Supporters of the NCP chief chanted 'Ajit Dada Amar Rahe' amid the last rites.