Ajit Pawar (66), Maharashtra’s longest serving Deputy Chief Minister passed away in an air crash near his home — Baramati, on Wednesday (January 28, 2026), bringing his political career spanning four decades to an abrupt end. In his 44 years of ...

Ajit Pawar Death in Plane Crash; Sachin Tendulkar, Ajinkya Rahane, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Azharuddin ReactMaharashtra politics and public life were shaken as Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash near Baramati,

His daughter Pinky Mali was among those killed in the Baramati plane crash that also claimed the life of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

Ajit Pawar (66) and four others were killed when an aircraft carrying them crashed near Baramati in Pune district on Wednesday morning.

Mamata Banerjee calls for a Supreme Court probe into Ajit Pawar's fatal plane crash, emphasizing compromised investigation agencies.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar visited the plane crash site in Baramati as investigators began preliminary assessments. Party workers and supporters gathered in large numbers, many visibly shaken.

Ajit Pawar died on Wednesday morning after the chartered aircraft he was travelling in crash-landed near the Baramati airport while attempting to land. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),

The final phone conversation between flight attendant Pinky Mali and her father, Shivkumar Mali, has emerged following the Baramati plane crash that claimed the lives of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others.

Maharashtra is in deep mourning after the tragic death of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash today near Pune District. A chartered aircraft carrying NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Baramati airport.

Shocking rumours on January 28, 2026 claimed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a private aircraft crash en route Mumbai to Baramati, but authorities swiftly denied the reports.