Overview
- Sunetra Pawar was chosen as the NCP legislative party leader and took oath as Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister, with her Rajya Sabha resignation submitted and a requirement to enter the state legislature within six months.
- Party figures have discussed next steps on seats and roles, with reports indicating Parth Pawar is being considered to fill the Rajya Sabha vacancy created by Sunetra’s move to the state government.
- Police in Wardha district registered a case and made one arrest after masked men tried to forcibly remove newly elected Congress corporators from a bus near the Yelakeli toll plaza as they traveled to Nagpur.
- The Supreme Court stayed the UGC’s Promotion of Equity Regulations 2026 and sought responses from the Centre and UGC by 19 March, drawing support from BJP leaders and a mixed reaction across opposition parties.
- West Bengal’s voter-list Special Intensive Revision produced a widely noted incident of a groom summoned for verification on his wedding day, as the BJP mapped a February organizational push and March ‘parivartan’ journeys while avoiding personal attacks on Mamata Banerjee.