Updated On: 06 February, 2026 08:07 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal said Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar should lead the NCP, saying the party needs stability after Ajit Pawar’s death in a Baramati plane crash earlier this year

Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal. File Pic
Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Friday said that Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar should assume charge as the party president, reported news agency PTI.
The NCP chief’s post has remained vacant since Ajit Pawar was killed in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28.