Mumbai, Jan. 30 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will elect late Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar as the legislative party leader, Maharashtra Minister and senior party leader Chhagan Bhujbal said here on Friday.

Speaking to reporters, Bhujbal said, "It was decided among us that we will give Sunetra Pawar's name as legislative party leader."

The decision on the vacant post of Deputy CM will likely be taken later in the day, he said after the NCP leaders met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on the vacant Deputy CM post following the demise of NCP chief Ajit Pawar.

"We went to meet the CM. Praful Bhai (Praful Patel), Tatkare (Sunil Tatkare) I, and Munde (Dhananjay Munde). We also met him (Fadnavis) last night. We asked if e...