India, April 28 -- The demand to name the Mumbai-Pune Expressway's upcoming Missing Link project after the late leader Ajit Pawar has gained political backing, with deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar publicly supporting the proposal ahead of the project's inauguration on May 1.

The pitch, first made by NCP spokesperson Suraj Chavan to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, has been amplified by Sunetra Pawar, who referred to her late husband as the 'missing link' in governance in a WhatsApp status message. Ajit Pawar died in an air crash near Baramati airport on January 28, following which Sunetra Pawar assumed a larger political role.

The Mumbai-Pune expressway is named after former chief minister Yashwantrao Chavan. The missing link proje...