They met Sunetra Pawar amid widespread grief across the nation

Several political leaders and party workers have arrived in Pune to pay their respects to Ajit Pawar

The Maharashtra government has declared three days of state mourning following the plane crash and flags across state were seen flying half-mast

Ajit Pawar, 66, and four others were killed when the chartered aircraft they were travelling in crashed shortly after taking off from Mumbai

The last rites of Ajit Pawar are scheduled to be held with full state honours in Baramati on Thursday, January 29