New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- In the wake of media reports suggesting that Sunetra Pawar is the leading candidate for the Deputy Chief Minister position, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis affirmed on Friday that the BJP will back any resolution reached by the family and political party of the late Ajit Pawar.

"The NCP will take whatever decision it has to take for the post of deputy chief minister, and the government and BJP will support the decision," he said, speaking to reporters after meeting Union minister Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur.

"I can only tell you that we are standing behind the family of Ajit Dada and NCP," Fadnavis added.

Sunetra Pawar, who currently serves as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, is anticipated to b...