Sunetra Pawar Becomes Maharashtra's First Woman Deputy CM, Vows to Fulfill Ajit's Dreams

• Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as Maharashtra's first woman Deputy Chief Minister on Saturday evening, replacing her late husband Ajit Pawar.
• Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office and secrecy at Lok Bhavan in Mumbai, with CM Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde present.
• She has been allocated State Excise Duty, Sports and Youth Welfare, Minority Development, and Waqf departments; Planning and Finance are now with CM Fadnavis.
• Sunetra Pawar was elected leader of the NCP legislative party earlier in the day, with Dilip Walse Patil proposing her name.
• NCP (SP) Chief Sharad Pawar stated he had no prior information about Sunetra's swearing-in and claimed Ajit Pawar was in favor of merging both factions.

Why It Matters: Sunetra Pawar takes oath as Maharashtra's first woman Deputy CM, promising to realize Ajit Pawar's vision.