A senior NCP minister confirmed that a lot of party leaders insisted that in order to continue Ajit Pawar’s legacy, Sunetra Pawar should be made party president and Deputy Chief Minister. Maharashtra minister Narhari Zirwal said that Sunetra Pawar should be made the next Deputy Chief Minister. Sunetra Pawar To Be Proposed As Maharashtra Deputy CM Following Ajit Pawar’s Death in a Plane Crash. Sunetra Pawar is a Rajya Sabha MP, while Ajit Pawar’s sons Parth and Jai are not elected representatives. Sunetra Pawar Breaks Down as Family Mourns Ajit Pawar's Death in Baramati Plane Crash.