Ajit Pawar Funeral News highlights: Maha CM writes to aviation minister, demands inquiry into exact cause of Baramati crash

Last rites of Captain Sumit Kapoor, who was on the ill-fated plane along with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, will be performed at Punjabi Bagh, Delhi.

Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant pay tribute by laying a wreath at the last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at Vidya Pratishthan grounds.

The last rites of Vidip Jadhav, the Personal Security Officer to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who lost his life alongside the leader in the Baramati plane crash, were performed at his native place in Maharashtra's Satara district early on Thursday.

Ajit Pawar Funeral News: Supriya Sule consoles Pawar's wife

NCP-SCP leader Supriya Sule consoles Sunetra Pawar as the last rites of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar will begin shortly.

Ajit Pawar Funeral News: Maharashtra deputy CM's mortal remains arrive at Vidya Pratishthan ground for last rites

Mortal remains of NCP Chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar arrive at Vidya Pratishthan ground for his last rites. Ajit Pawar passed away yesterday after the aircraft he was travelling in crashed in Baramati, claiming the lives of all those on board.

Cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder have been recovered from aircraft that crashed in Baramati, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA).

Andhra Pradesh Minister and TDP leader Nara Lokesh reached Baramati to pay his last respects to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at the cremation ground.

Ajit Pawar Funeral News: Hearse van carrying the mortal remains of Deputy CM headed towards cremation ground

MNS chief Raj Thackeray expressed condolences before NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar on the demise of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in Baramati at the cremation ground.

Ajit Pawar Funeral News: Maharashtra Deputy CM accorded full state honours at Baramati residence

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP chief Nitin Nabin will be among the leaders present at Ajit Pawar's funeral. The last rites of Pawar (66) would be performed at the sports ground of Vidya Pratishthan in Baramati in Pune district around 11 am.

Ajit Pawar Cremation News: Sharad Pawar arrives at cremation ground

NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar arrives at Vidya Pratishthan ground for the last rites of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.

Officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and forensic teams are on site after a charter plane crash yesterday that killed all five people on board, including deputy CM Ajit Pawar.

Ajit Pawar died on Wednesday in a plane crash at Baramati airport, leaving behind a long career of ups and downs in politics

He was the longest-serving deputy CM of Maharashtra, having occupied the position for six terms

In addition to making significant contributions to government administration, Pawar oversaw the management of various cooperative organisations, including milk unions and federations and sugar factories

His leadership journey began and continued across institutions such as milk unions, cooperative societies, sugar factories, and banks, and took a new direction in 1991 when he was elected to the Lok Sabha. He would later vacate the Baramati seat for his uncle Sharad Pawar

Since then, he has held many more positions, including MLA, Minister of State for various critical government departments, and deputy CM of Maharashtra

In November 2019, he engineered a split in the NCP, joined a government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, and became the deputy CM. In February 2024, the Election Commission awarded the party name and symbol to the faction headed by Ajit Pawar

(With ANI inputs)

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and party leader Aaditya Thackeray visited the Baramati residence of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar to offer condolences to his family after his demise.

Preparations for the funeral of NCP chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar are underway at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati. The last rites will take place at around 11 am.

Mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar brought to his Katewadi home ahead of last rites.

Ajit Pawar Cremation News: Mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy CM being brought out of Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Government Medical College

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar died in a chartered plane crash while travelling from Mumbai to Baramati this morning. Pawar was on his way to Baramati to campaign for the Zilla Panchayat elections.

The funeral procession for Maharashtra longest-serving deputy CM (non-consecutively) will start from the Vidya Pratishthan campus (Gadima) at 9 am, pass through the city for people to pay their respects and culminate at the Vidya Pratishthan Ground for the funeral, scheduled to take place at 11 am.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash while on his way to Baramati, where he was scheduled to attend political events. Four other people onboard the plane also died in the crash. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced three-day mourning in the state as a mark of respect to the departed leader. State government offices across Maharashtra remained closed on Wednesday. Ajit Pawar will be cremated with full state honours at 11 am on Thursday. His mortal remains will be brought to Katewadi, Baramati, at 9 am.