Mumbai, Jan. 31 -- NCP Rajya Sabha MP and Ajit Pawar's widow, Sunetra Pawar, was chosen as the NCP Legislative Party Leader and is set to take the Deputy Chief Minister's post.

The position became vacant following Ajit Pawar's demise in a plane crash on Wednesday in Baramati. She is set to take the oath as the Deputy CM of Maharashtra today.

NCP leaders, including Party Working President Praful Patel and State President Sunil Tatkare, met at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai to propose Sunetra Pawar's name for the post.

To be sworn in as the Deputy CM today, she will have to resign from her Rajya Sabha seat.

Sunetra Pawar is known for her work in the fields of sustainable development, environmental conservation, and rural empowerment.

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