Ajit Pawar Death Update: The death of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in a plane crash has turned everyone’s joy into sorrow. Tributes are being paid to Ajit Pawar across the country. His last rites will be performed with full religious rituals in Baramati on Thursday.
Several prominent personalities from across the country, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, will attend his funeral. Meanwhile, the Pawar family is engulfed in grief. His sister, Supriya Sule, is devastated by her brother’s sudden death, and a video of her weeping is going viral on social media.
Supriya Sule breaks down in tears.
As soon as the news of Ajit Pawar’s death in the plane crash spread, everyone was stunned. It was as if a mountain of sorrow had fallen upon a world that was just moments ago full of life and laughter. Upon hearing the news of her brother’s death, Sharad Pawar’s daughter and Ajit Pawar’s sister rushed to Baramati. There, she broke down in tears, embracing someone.
Weeping, Supriya Sule said that the beloved member of their family had left this world. Seeing the tears in Supriya Sule’s eyes, everyone present was moved and saddened. Tears welled up in the eyes of everyone standing around.
PM Modi and Amit Shah will also reach Barama. ti
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah will also reach Baramati to attend the funeral. Details of their schedule have been shared. Ajit Pawar was part of the NDA government in Maharashtra and served as Deputy Chief Minister. He had also contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in alliance with the NDA.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s wife – Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar break down as they meet members of the Pawar family in Baramati.
Ajit Pawar died in a crash landing of a charter plane in Baramati this morning. pic.twitter.com/QTcRZ6KyCx
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First elected as an MP in 1991
Ajit Pawar benefited from Sharad Pawar’s growing influence in Maharashtra politics and the party’s strong grassroots support. At his uncle’s behest, he contested the Lok Sabha elections from Baramati for the first time in 1991 and won with a huge margin. A few days later, he vacated the seat for his uncle, Sharad Pawar.
Sharad Pawar then became the Union Defence Minister in the P.V. Narasimha Rao government at the centre. This was the period when Sharad Pawar became active in national politics, and Ajit Pawar took charge of the party in Maharashtra. He succeeded in strengthening the party from the grassroots level to the booth level and in establishing himself as Sharad Pawar’s successor.
When was he first elected as an MLA?
Ajit Pawar was first elected as an MLA from the Baramati constituency in Pune in 1995. He has been continuously elected from this seat ever since. He was elected from Baramati in 1995, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, and 2024. His popularity grew to such an extent that he became a well-known figure throughout Maharashtra, affectionately known as Ajit Dada.