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Sunetra Pawar becomes Maharashtra’s first woman deputy CM, sworn in 3 days after husband Ajit's death

Posted on: Jan 31, 2026 17:05 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Sunetra Pawar becomes Maharashtra’s first woman deputy CM, sworn in 3 days after husband Ajit's death
SUnetra Pawar, 62, took the swearing of power as surrogate chief government minister of Maharashtra on sat, becoming the first woman to hold this position in the history of the state, though in tragic circumstances. She succeeds her husband Ajit Pawar who died in a plane crash on January 28.The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Lok Bhavan and was administered by the Governor.Follow live updates hereThe swearing-in was attended by CM Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP and deputy CM Eknath Shinde of the Shiv Sena, both allies with Sunetra Pawar's NCP. Until the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Sunetra Pawar had kept a low profile. In the elections that year, she contested from Baramati as the candidate of her husband's party, but was defeated by her sister-in-law and incumbent NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule in the prestige battle. Sunetra was subsequently elected to the Rajya Sabha.Also read | Sunetra as successor, Sharad Pawar's big claim, and a ‘final’ video: What next for Ajit's NCP?Sunetra Pawar, daughter of former Maharashtra minister Padamsinh Bajirao Patil, has a background in social work, and the cooperative sector that the Pawars hold sway over. She is a post-graduate in bio-chemistry.Ahead of the ceremony, the NCP submitted a letter on the election of Sunetra Pawar as its legislature party leader to CM Fadnavis.Senior NCP leaders, including Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare and Chhagan Bhujbal, met the CM at 'Varsha', his official residence in south Mumbai, and handed over the letter to him. Fadnavis then forwarded the letter to Governor Acharya Devvrat.

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