PM Congratulates Sunetra Pawar on Appointment as Maharashtra Deputy CM
31 Jan 2026 6:33 PM IST31 Jan 2026 6:33 PM IST
Sunetra Pawar made history on Saturday by becoming Maharashtra's first female Deputy Chief Minister.
In this screengrab from a video posted on Jan. 31, 2026, 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. (@SunetraA_Pawar/X via PTI Photo)
New Delhi: 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.
"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.
( Source : PTI )
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