
Maharashtra Minister Aditi Tatkare stated Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar should become Chief Minister, fulfilling Ajit Pawar's unrealized dream. Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal supported the view, suggesting it could happen within ten years. Sunetra Pawar began her Baramati bypoll campaign, asserting her work should not be judged by gender. She followed Ajit Pawar's tradition of offering prayers at a Hanuman temple.