Baramati, Feb. 4 -- Late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar's cousin, Shreejit Pawar, revealed about his last call with the NCP chief, stating that 'Dada' wanted to take people of all religions and castes together.

NCP leader Shreejit Pawar told ANI, "I texted Dada (Ajit Pawar) at 8:30 am to talk about the elections. He said we will take people of all religions and castes together... At 8:37 am, he called me and said that we will move forward together with everyone."

Ajit Pawar passed away on January 28 when a chartered plane carrying him crashed-landed in Baramati. Among the deceased were his personal security officer, a flight attendant, and two pilots.

The widow of late Ajit Pawar, Sunetra Pawar, stepped into fill the ...