The Budget Session of the Maharashtra Legislature commenced on Monday and will go on till March 25. It will be the first in the state`s history without a leader of opposition (LoP) in both the assembly and the council. Here are glimpses from the Vidhan Bhavan ahead of the governor`s address to both the Houses on Day 1. PICS/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Legislative Party leader Sunetra Pawar formally assumed charge as Maharashtra’s first woman Deputy Chief Minister on Tuesday morning. She was accompanied by several senior NCP leaders and her son Parth at Mantralaya. PICS/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI