Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Maharashtra president and Raigad Lok Sabha MP Sunil Tatkare on Sunday asserted that his party will continue as a constituent of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), dismissing speculation about an imminent merger with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP). Tatkare said the party would move ahead on the political line and…
Despite Ajit Pawar’s death casting a shadow over Maharashtra politics and his wife Sunetra Pawar being elevated to the position of Deputy Chief Minister, rumors of a potential merger between two NCP factions have not died down. On Saturday, the senior Pawar admitted that discussions for a reunification of the two factions had been going…
Union Minister Piyush Goyal stated on Saturday that he did not anticipate a reconciliation between the two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions — formerly led by Ajit Pawar, who tragically died in a plane crash, and his uncle Sharad Pawar. He noted that the NCP, serving as a key ally in Maharashtra’s Mahayuti coalition, has…
The Pawar Family Tree: The Pawar family, a political powerhouse in Maharashtra, met with a tragedy this week with the death of Ajit Pawar in a Baramati plane crash on 28 January 2026. Sunetra Pawar, the wife of Ajit Pawar, is all set to take oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra today. Before taking…
Sunetra Pawar, Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament and the wife of deceased Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, is likely to be sworn in as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister today, according to party sources quoted by news agencies. All of the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) representatives in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council will gather…
Following the tragic death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a chartered plane crash, senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra FDA minister Narhari Zirwal has hinted at a new role for Sunetra Pawar. Zirwal, a close aide to the deceased NCP leader, said that the public wants Sunetra Pawar to hold…
Sharad Pawar, the veteran Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) chief, has reacted to the tragic death of his nephew and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in the Baramati plane crash, describing it as an “accident,” as he sought to quell any speculation around the plane crash. A visibly emotional Sharad Pawar, in a video statement, also…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar met a tragic accident on Wednesday morning after his plane failed in to make a successful second landing attempt. The 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra took his last flight from Mumbai. He was onboard a private charter plane Bombardier Learjet 45 (VT-SSK) with five others. Operated by VSR…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday expressed his grief and shock at the passing of his deputy Ajit Pawar in a tragic plane crash, and announced a three-day mourning in the state. “DeputyMaharashtra CM Ajit Pawar has lost his life in a plane accident. There is an atmosphere of sadness in the state. Losing…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar on Friday dismissed speculation about a merger of the NCP and the NCP(SP), saying such discussions existed only in the media. On the NCP-NCP(SP) alliance in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pawar said it was not premeditated. “Local party workers felt that contesting together would…
