Gondia, Feb 18 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar will assume the position of national president of the NCP on February 26, senior party leader Praful Patel said on Wednesday.
This announcement marks the leadership transition in the Nationalist Congress Party following the death of Sunetra's husband and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28.
"After Ajitdada, we are in the process of filling the void in our party. We are an independent party, and we are focused on what is best for our party. Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar will take over as the national president of NCP on February 26," Patel told reporters.
Responding to a question about the merger of the two factions of the NCP, Patel emphasized that it is not the right time to discuss the issue.
Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others were killed when a chartered plane, a Learjet 45, crashed while landing near Baramati in Pune district.
