Summary of Important News Items and Editorials-92
Summary of Important News Items and Editorials-92
THE HINDU DATED 02TH FABRUARY 2026.
1. Sunetra Pawar sworn in as Deputy CM of Maharashtra
The lead story reports that Sunetra Pawar, wife of late NCP leader Ajit Pawar, has been sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, becoming the first woman to hold the post in the State. The oath comes days after Ajit Pawar’s death, in the middle of mourning and succession churn within his faction of the NCP. Sunetra will oversee portfolios like Excise, Minority Affairs, and Sports and Youth Welfare, while senior BJP leaders retain heavyweight departments such as Finance. Politically, the move reassures NCP (Ajit) MLAs and signals continuity of the Pawar family’s influence in Baramati. Sharad Pawar, however, tells the paper his side of the family was not consulted and that merger talks between NCP factions were in the final st
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