India, Feb. 5 -- Just minutes before his plane went down, Ajit Pawar spoke of inclusivity in local body elections, in what is believed to be his last phone call before the crash on January 28.

The call was made by the former deputy chief minister and NCP chief to a party functionary in Baramati, where he was to land, to campaign for upcoming elections. "We are taking all the castes and communities together," Ajit Pawar is heard saying in an audio clip released to the media on Wednesday.

The audio recording has been released by the NCP just three days ahead of the third phase of local body elections, to zilla parishads and panchayat samitis, across the state.

Shrijeet Pawar said in Baramati that he had received a call from the NCP chief...