India, Jan. 28 -- Nationalist Congress leader and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has died after his plane crashed before landing in Baramati on Wednesday morning.

Six people were on board the plane, including Pawar and his security staff. The deputy CM had left from Mumbai early morning to visit Baramati, his hometown, to address four public meetings ahead of the Zilla Parishad polls. Follow latest updates on Ajit Pawar death news

Kiran Gurjar, a close aide of Ajit Pawar in Baramati, said, "All six people including Ajit Pawar brought dead."

1. Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar left from his Mumbai home early in the morning to visit his hometown, Baramati, in Pune, to attend and address four public gatherings ah...