Sunetra Pawar quits Rajya Sabha after record Baramati bypoll win
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) National President Sunetra Pawar on 6 May 2026 resigned from her Rajya Sabha seat, days after securing a landslide victory in the Baramati Assembly by-election. Her resignation was submitted to Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan at Uprashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi and accepted with immediate effect.
How the Resignation Unfolded
Under parliamentary rules, a legislator elected to both a state assembly and Parliament must vacate one seat within 14 days of the election result. Following the official declaration of the Baramati bypoll results on 4 May 2026, Sunetra Pawar moved swiftly — resigning within two days of the announcement.
The office of the Vice President confirmed the development in a post on X, stating:
