Mumbai, 06 May

(HS): Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar has resigned from her

Rajya Sabha membership following her election from Baramati constituency as

MLA. Sunatra Pawar elected in the by-poll held following death of DCM Ajit

Pawar in a place crash. His wife Sunetra Pawar was made DCM in his place.

Sunetra Pawar

was elected by a record margin of votes, as the voters elected her as a rich

tributes to their departed leader.

Following her

election Sunetra Pawar visited Delhi to tender her resignation as Rajya Sabha

member. She is expected to meet senior BJP leaders during her Delhi visit. She

was elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha on 18 June 2024. Ajit Pawar, who was DCM

and the National President of the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) group

died in a plane crash on January 28. His wife Sunetra Pawar was made President

of the party and DCM in his place.

As per the

existing law any person cannot be member of two houses at the same time,

Sunetra Pawar resigned from the membership of Rajya Sabha. She handed over her

resignation to Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan.

She is expected

to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National

President Nitin Nabin during her Delhi visit. Discussion about nomination in

the place which has fallen vacant due to her resignation is likely to be held.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar