A legislature party meeting of the NCP has been called on Saturday, where Sunetra Pawar will be named as its leader, Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal said.

On this Special Report, Maharashtra NCP MLA and spokesperson Sana Malik Sheikh discusses the elevation of Sunetra Pawar to the post of Deputy Chief Minister following the tragic demise of Ajit Pawar.

According to sources, a legislative party meeting of the NCP will be held on Saturday, in which Sunetra will likely be elected as its leader. Following this, Sunetra will be sworn in as the deputy chief minister in the afternoon.

Ajit Pawar and four others passed away on Wednesday after an aircraft crashed 200 metres from the edge of the Baramati airstrip.

In a significant political development in Maharashtra, Sunetra Pawar has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Minister. This decision follows the recent passing of her husband, Ajit Pawar, with the appointment coming just a day after his last rites.

According to sources, Sunetra's swearing in ceremony will be held at the Raj Bhavan in Mumbai around 5 pm. She will also contest bypolls to the Baramati Assembly constituency in the Pune district, which has fell vacant after Ajit Pawar's demise.

There were five people on board, including three passengers, one pilot, and one crew member. The aircraft crashed-landed at Baramati during landing near the threshold at Runway 11 at 8:48 am.

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