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Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar Dies in a Plane Crash

  • NCP’s ‘Dada’ is gone

  • Five persons including Pawar die in blaze  

  • Time of Accident : 8.46 a.m., 28.01.2026
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar passes away

Baramati (Dist Pune) – Ajit Pawar, the State Deputy Chief Minister and NCP – Chief died in a plane crash on 28.01.2026 at 8.46 a.m. The plane dived down before landing at the Baramati airport; exploded and broke into pieces. Huge blaze of fire were seen at the site. The pilot had sent ‘Mayday’ message (radio message for being in danger) as he had an idea about the problem. Besides Ajit Pawar, two pilots, his bodyguard and a crew member, thus five persons died in the accident. The local onlookers later narrated the grave condition of dead bodies. All bodies were taken to a hospital in Baramati. Pawar survives by his wife Sunetra and two sons, Jai and Parth.

Main happenings

  • Pawar was going to Baramati for an election campaign
  • Left from Mumbai for Panchayat committees and Zilha Parishad elections
  • Left for Baramati in a chartered plane at 8.10 a.m.
  • Last rites to be performed on 29.01.2026 at Vidya Pratishthan ground

NCP workers sob on learning about Dada’s death

It was difficult for the Police to control the crowd of NCP workers outside the hospital by afternoon. They were sobbing outside the hospital for popular Ajitdada who treated them like family members. Ajitdada was known for his discipline, timeliness, hold on administration, frankness and bluntness.

Birth and education

Ajit Pawar belonged to Katewadi in Baramati taluka, Pune district. He was born in Deolali (Pravara) in Ahilyanagar district at his maternal grand parents’ place. He studied here till tenth standard and came to Mumbai for university education.

Political journey of 44 years

After completing education, he started his social and political career from sugar cooperative societies in Baramati in 1982 i.e. he entered politics 44 years ago. He was elected on the board of directors of cooperative sugar factories in the same year. Ajit Pawar  has been representing Baramati constituency since 1991.

Separated from his uncle

In 2019, he joined hands with the then Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis and was sworn in at dawn but he immediately withdrew. Later, there were internal differences within NCP and two factions started openly discussing this issue. Ajit Pawar separated from Sharad Pawar, his uncle and the chief of NCP while claiming his faction as the actual NCP and the post of party chief and the election symbol. He was sworn in as deputy chief minister in Eknath Shinde’s cabinet of ministers. In the last state legislative elections, he joined with BJP and won 41 seats, becoming deputy CM again.

Allegation of 70,000 crores scam against Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar was the deputy CM and irrigation minister in the Congress-NCP alliance Government from 1999 to 2009. It was alleged that there was a scam of Rs 70,000 crores in the irrigation department while giving contracts and irregularities in filing tenders, escalating project costs, etc. In the inquiry conducted against him by the anti-corruption bureau, he was found to be innocent in some cases in 2019. Recently, his son Parth was found involved in the land scam of ‘Amadea Enterprises’ and it was said that it could not have happened without Ajit dada’s approval.

His untimely death is shocking – PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has posted on his X account that Ajit Pawar was a leader of the people, having a strong grassroots level connect. He was widely respected as a hardworking personality at the forefront of serving the people of Maharashtra. His understanding of administrative matters and passion for empowering the poor  and downtrodden were also noteworthy. His untimely demise is very shocking and saddening. Condolences to his family and countless admirers. Om Shanti.

Sad and unfortunate incident for Maharashtra – Eknath Shinde, Dy CM

It is a very sad and unfortunate incident for Maharashtra. Nobody would have even dreamt of such thing happening with him. He had the habit of studying every issue before commenting on it. On introduction of ‘Ladki Bahin Scheme’, he made a good financial provision for the State. He was a very outspoken person. We worked as a team. We have lost a leader who knew the importance of time and timeliness. He handled many departments. I feel like I have lost an elder brother. The Government will conduct a thorough investigation into this plane crash to prevent similar incidents in future.

Maharashtra has lost a leader who was connected to people – Devendra Fadanvis

The whole State is mourning the death of Ajit Pawar. It is an irreparable loss for Maharashtra. The vacuum created due to death of people’s leaders is difficult to be filled. Both of us worked together during the days of struggle. He was a large-hearted person. His contribution in Maharashtra’s development has been quite big. He was a very grounded leader, stated State Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis expressing his grief.

Central Home Minister Amit Shah has stated that death of Ajit Pawar is a very sad moment for the National Democratic Front family and for me.

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