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)

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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
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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

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Seating arrangements being put in place at Maharashtra Lok Bhavan ahead of the oath ceremony
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Staff decorate the venue for Sunetra Pawar’s oath-taking as Deputy Chief Minister

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An upper view of Maharashtra Lok Bhavan as preparations continue for the swearing-in ceremony, with seating and stage arrangements
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Staff working against time to ensure smooth conduct of the oath-taking event

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