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India’s Maharashtra State Deputy Chief Minister Dies in Plane Crash
Ajit Pawar and four others died when their chartered Learjet 45 crashed near Baramati airport during a landing attempt; investigation points to possible technical failure, DGCA says.
- On Wednesday , Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, died when a privately chartered plane crash-landed near Baramati, Pune district, after flying from Mumbai and burst into flames.
- En route to campaign events, Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, left Mumbai this morning after a Cabinet Committee meeting on Tuesday and was heading to Baramati, Pune district, to attend four public gatherings for Zilla Parishad elections.
- The Learjet 45 involved was operated by VSR, registered VT-SSK with six seats; around 8:30 AM, visuals showed wreckage engulfed in smoke as NDRF teams responded.
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered relief efforts, while PM Modi praised the Deputy Chief Minister's understanding and passion for empowering the poor, with Rajnath Singh expressing deep shock.
- Pawar's death refocuses attention on the Pawar family legacy shaping Maharashtra's cooperative movement, while Ajit Pawar's 2023 split from Sharad Pawar's faction reshaped state coalitions under the BJP‑Shiv Sena alliance.
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