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IN PICS: All eyes on Lok Bhavan ahead of Sunetra Pawar`s swearing-in at 5pm

Updated On: 31 January, 2026 02:51 PM IST | Tarun Verma

Staff and workers at Maharashtra Lok Bhavan are working round the clock to complete last-minute arrangements for the swearing-in ceremony of Deputy Chief Minister-designate Sunetra Pawar, scheduled to be held at 5 pm today. Final touches are being made to ensure the event proceeds smoothly (Pics/PRO LOK BHAVAN)

Staff and workers at Maharashtra Lok Bhavan are working round the clock to complete last-minute arrangements for the swearing-in ceremony of Deputy Chief Minister-designate Sunetra Pawar, scheduled to be held at 5 pm today. Final touches are being made to ensure the event proceeds smoothly (Pics/PRO LOK BHAVAN)

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Staff and workers at Maharashtra Lok Bhavan are working round the clock to complete last-minute arrangements for the swearing-in ceremony of Deputy Chief Minister-designate Sunetra Pawar, scheduled to be held at 5 pm today. Final touches are being made to ensure the event proceeds smoothly (Pics/PRO LOK BHAVAN)
<p>NCP`s Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar will be sworn-in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, replacing her deceased husband and party chief Ajit Pawar, at the Lok Bhavan in Mumbai at 5 pm</p>

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NCP`s Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar will be sworn-in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, replacing her deceased husband and party chief Ajit Pawar, at the Lok Bhavan in Mumbai at 5 pm

<p>Ajit Pawar, who was deputy chief minister and finance minister in the Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti government, was killed in a plane crash in Baramati along with four others on January 28&nbsp;</p>

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Ajit Pawar, who was deputy chief minister and finance minister in the Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti government, was killed in a plane crash in Baramati along with four others on January 28 

<p>Seating arrangements being put in place at Maharashtra Lok Bhavan ahead of the oath ceremony&nbsp;</p>

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Seating arrangements being put in place at Maharashtra Lok Bhavan ahead of the oath ceremony 

<p>Staff decorate the venue for Sunetra Pawar&rsquo;s oath-taking as Deputy Chief Minister</p>

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Staff decorate the venue for Sunetra Pawar’s oath-taking as Deputy Chief Minister

<p>An upper view of Maharashtra Lok Bhavan as preparations continue for the swearing-in ceremony, with seating and stage arrangements</p>

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An upper view of Maharashtra Lok Bhavan as preparations continue for the swearing-in ceremony, with seating and stage arrangements

<p>Staff working against time to ensure smooth conduct of the oath-taking event</p>

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Staff working against time to ensure smooth conduct of the oath-taking event

<p>Workers clean the outside area of Lok Bhavan before the high-profile event</p>

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Workers clean the outside area of Lok Bhavan before the high-profile event

<p>As the clock ticks closer to 5 pm, all eyes are on Lok Bhavan, where Sunetra Pawar is set to take the oath and step into Maharashtra&rsquo;s political spotlight.</p>

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As the clock ticks closer to 5 pm, all eyes are on Lok Bhavan, where Sunetra Pawar is set to take the oath and step into Maharashtra’s political spotlight.

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