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Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar, wife of late NCP chief Ajit Pawar, takes oath as Maharashtra's first woman Deputy Chief Minister during a ceremony at Lok Bhavan, in Mumbai.
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his best wishes to Sunetra Pawar, who became the first woman deputy chief minister of Maharashtra.
"Best wishes to Sunetra Pawar Ji as she begins her tenure as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, the first woman to hold this responsibility," Modi said in a post on X.
Best wishes to Sunetra Pawar Ji as she begins her tenure as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, the first woman to hold this responsibility. I am confident she will work tirelessly for the welfare of the people of the state and fulfil the vision of the late Ajitdada Pawar.…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 31, 2026
"I am confident she will work tirelessly for the welfare of the people of the state and fulfil the vision of the late Ajitdada Pawar," the prime minister said.
Ajit Pawar died in an air crash in Baramati on January 28. He was the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra and the NCP president.
On Saturday, Sunetra Pawar was elected as the leader of the NCP Legislature Party.
She was administered an oath of office and secrecy as a minister by Governor Acharya Devvrat and was designated the deputy chief minister.