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Remembering Ajit Pawar: Maharashtra's beloved 'Dada'

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The leaders reached the site to offer their condolences to the family and party members, as well as to participate in the funeral rituals. PIC/ CMOMaharashtra

IN PHOTOS | Ajit Pawar death: Maharashtra Governor, CM and Deputy CM reach Pune's Baramati

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, in the company of Governor Acharya Devvrat, arrived in Pune's Baramati on Wednesday for the last darshan of the mortal remains of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. (PICS/ CMOMaharashtra)

28 January,2026 08:36 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad
The leaders visited the residence of Ajit Pawar and met his wife Sunetra Pawar, to offer their condolences following the tragic plane crash near Baramati that claimed his life. Pics/X

IN PHOTOS: CM Fadnavis, Shinde and Governor reach Pune to meet Ajit Pawar’s family after his demise

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and Governor Acharya Devvrat reached Pune on Wednesday to meet the family of the late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Pics/X

28 January,2026 07:35 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
The party workers paid their respects at various NCP offices and held solemn tributes to the late leader. Pics/Sameer Abedi and PTI

IN PHOTOS: NCP workers mourn Ajit Pawar’s death, flags fly half-mast in Mumbai

NCP workers gathered in Mumbai to mourn the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar after he was killed in a plane crash near Baramati on Wednesday. Pics/Sameer Abedi and PTI

28 January,2026 07:13 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar with NCP faction leaders Praful Patel, Chhagan Bhujbal, Sunil Tatkare, Dhananjay Munde and Dilip Valse Patil during a meeting in Mumbai in 2023. Pic/Ashish Raje

Exclusive | Midday archives: 16 rare photos that cement Ajit Pawar’s legacy as Maharashtra’s Dada

Midday’s archives present 16 rare photographs capturing Ajit Pawar’s political journey, leadership moments and mass connect, highlighting why he earned the enduring title of Maharashtra’s ‘Dada’. (PICS/ Mid-Day photographers)

28 January,2026 06:51 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was a towering figure in Maharashtra politics. PIC/PTI

IN PHOTOS: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash on Wednesday morning. Four others on board were also killed after the aircraft, which had taken off from Mumbai, crash-landed in Baramati around 8.45 am. PICS/PTI and BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

28 January,2026 03:01 PM IST | Tarun Verma
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