New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The Pawar family, a political powerhouse in Maharashtra, met with a tragedy this week with the death of Ajit Pawar in a Baramati plane crash on 28 January 2026.

Sunetra Pawar, the wife of Ajit Pawar, is all set to take oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra today. Before taking the oath, she will be chosen as the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) - the faction led by her late husband Ajit Pawar.

The NCP is part of ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra led by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The other faction of NCP, led by its original founder Sharad Pawar, is part of the opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra.

The Pawars are one of the most...