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Record Assembly bypoll victory under her belt, Suntera Pawar now faces challenges in ‘stabilising’ NCP

The Indian Express·Alok Deshpande·28 days ago
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Three months after being sworn in as Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister following the untimely death of her husband Ajit Pawar in an air crash, < strong>Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sunetra Pawar faces the formidable challenge of stabilising her party and executing an internal organisational reshuffle. The task requires her to assert control while also not rubbing entrenched senior leaders the wrong way. On Monday, Sunetra registered a record victory in the Baramati Assembly bypoll, winning by a margin of around 2.18 lakh votes. Yet, her initial months in office have been anything but smooth in terms of organisational cohesion. From writing to the Election Commission (EC) to disregard party correspondence submitted before she assumed charge, to backing an unexpected candidate for the council elections, her decisions have been marked by unpredictability, unsettling many within the NCP.…

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