There were five people on board, including three passengers, one pilot, and one crew member. The aircraft crashed-landed at Baramati during landing near the threshold at Runway 11 at 8:48 am.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others were killed on Wednesday morning after an aircraft carrying them crashed in Pune district. Officials said the plane went down near Baramati while attempting to land.

Ajit Pawar, a six-time Maharashtra deputy chief minister, died in a plane crash in Baramati this morning.

A symbol of power, pragmatism and provocation, he played a key role across governments, navigating complex coalitions, driving infrastructure and irrigation projects, and an inside knowledge of bureaucracy.

When Ajit Pawar joined the Mahayuti in 2023, Amit Shah told him, “This is your rightful place, but you took a long time.” However, an undercurrent of disquiet about this tie-up remained in the state BJP.

Ajit Pawar's death in a plane crash in Baramati on Wednesday has left a huge void in Maharashtra's politics and big shoes to fill for his immediate successor in the NCP.