Days after Ajit Pawar’s wife was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, the opposition has now started to slam the decision. The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday said that Sunetra Pawar inherits a complex legacy. While Ajit Pawar was known for his administrative prowess and control over the Finance and Planning ministries, Sunetra`s effectiveness remains to be seen. 

The Thackeray camp, in their daily editorial ‘Saamana’, claimed that NCP’s future is now extremely uncertain, describing it as a "boat without a navigator" in a storm, currently propelled by "Fadnavis’s engine", as reported by news agency IANS.