Ajit Pawar: Baramati plane crash abruptly ends the decades-long political career of influential NCP leader
Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, died in a plane crash on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. He was 66 years old and had served as a State Assembly member since 1991. Pawar rose through the ranks of Maharashtra politics, holding multiple ministerial positions including Finance Minister for two terms. He is survived by his wife, Sunetra Pawar, and children Parth and Jay Pawar.
28 JAN 2026
— The Hindu
Sharad Pawar, NCP President, declared the plane crash involving his nephew Ajit Pawar an accident and urged against politicizing the event.
29 JAN 2026
— The Hindu
Ajit Pawar, the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was cremated with full state honors following his accidental death in a Learjet crash.
— The Hindu
Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, received full state honors at his funeral in Baramati.
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