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Remembering Ajit Pawar: Maharashtra's beloved 'Dada'

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IN PHOTOS: Rohit Pawar targets DGCA over VSR safety lapses in Baramati plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) leader Rohit Pawar on Wednesday criticised the DGCA over VSR Ventures safety lapses in Baramati plane crash that killed former Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar. Pics/Sameer Abedi

25 February,2026 04:41 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
The late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was killed in an airplane crash on January 28, 2026. Pics/Sameer Abedi

IN PHOTOS: Rohit Pawar seeks international probe into Ajit Pawar's plane crash in Pune

Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar on Tuesday questioned last-minute changes and suspected sabotage angle in Ajit Pawar's death. Pics/Sameer Abedi

10 February,2026 07:18 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
The ashes of Ajit Pawar were formally immersed at the sacred Banganga Tank in Malabar Hill. Pics/Ashish Raje

IN PHOTOS: NCP leaders and workers gather at Banganga Tank in Mumbai for immersion of Ajit Pawar’s ashes

Sevaral Nationalist Congress Party leaders and workers on Monday gathered in south Mumbai for the ashes immersion of the late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Pics/Ashish Raje

02 February,2026 08:02 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Ajit Pawar, 66, had died in a plane crash on Wednesday. Pics/Shadab Khan

IN PHOTOS: Ajit Pawar’s ashes brought to NCP office in Mumbai

The ashes of late Maharashtra deputy CM and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar were brought to the party’s state office in Mumbai on Sunday. Pics/Shadab Khan

01 February,2026 08:38 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar pays tribute to late NCP chief Ajit Pawar at Baramati on Friday. PIC/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

IN PHOTOS: Former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar pays his respects to Ajit Pawar in Baramati

Several dignitaries from Maharashtra and across India visited the family of late Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar in Baramati to offer their condolences following his sudden demise in a plane crash on Wednesday. Among those paying tribute was former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who met the family and expressed his sympathies on

31 January,2026 06:41 PM IST | Divya Nair
Sunetra Pawar (62) takes oath as Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister at Lok Bhavan in Mumbai on Saturday. PIC/ASHISH RAJE

IN PHOTOS: In a solemn ceremony, Sunetra Pawar sworn-in as Maharashtra's Deputy CM

Thrust into the spotlight from the shadows of one of Maharashtra’s most powerful political families, Sunetra Pawar on Saturday became the state’s first woman Deputy Chief Minister. She now faces the task of leading the Nationalist Congress Party following the tragic death of her husband, Ajit Pawar. PICS/ASHISH RAJE, TEXT/PTI

31 January,2026 06:03 PM IST | Divya Nair
Pic/Satej Shinde

In Photos: NCP leaders pay tribute to Ajit Pawar at party office in Mumbai

Leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) paid tributes to late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who died in a tragic plane crash near Baramati, at the party office in Mumbai on Friday, January 30, 2026. (Pics/Ashish Raje)

31 January,2026 12:33 PM IST | ronak mastakar
The leaders reached the site to offer their condolences to the family and party members, as well as to plan Ajit Pawar's funeral. PIC/CMOMaharashtra

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

Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, along with Governor Acharya Devvrat, arrived in Pune's Baramati on Wednesday to pay their respects to the mortal remains of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar (PICS/ CMOMaharashtra)

29 January,2026 06:29 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad
The 66-year-old NCP chief, popularly known as 'Dada' (elder brother) in Baramati, was cremated with full state honours at the Vidya Pratishthan college ground in Pune. Pic/NCP

IN PHOTOS: With tears, tributes and state honours as sea of supporters bid farewell to Ajit Pawar in Pune

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar was cremated in Pune on Thursday with full state honours, as the state bid an emotional farewell to one of its most influential political leaders. Pics/NCP

29 January,2026 06:27 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's mortal remains, draped in the national flag, were brought from his village, Katewadi, to Baramati for last rites (Pic/PTI)

IN PHOTOS: 'Ajit Dada Amar Rahe’ chants echo as Maharashtra bids farewell to Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

Emotional scenes unfolded in Baramati as Maharashtra bid farewell to Deputy CM Ajit Pawar with full state honours. Draped in the national flag, his mortal remains were taken to Vidya Pratishthan ground amid chants of “Ajit Dada Amar Rahe”, with family members and top leaders present. (Pics/PTI)

29 January,2026 03:41 PM IST | Tarun Verma
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
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