New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Ajit Pawar, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra and leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), died in a plane crash on Wednesday morning in Baramati.

Ajit Pawar was on his way to Baramati, the NCP stronghold, to attend a rally for the Zilla Parishad elections when his chartered plane crashed, leaving all six on board, including Ajit Pawar, dead.

The NCP suffered a split in 2023 when Ajit Pawar, along with many senior leaders, broke away from the party led by his uncle and veteran politician Sharad Pawar and joined the BJP-Shiv Sena coalition in Maharashtra.

Ajit Pawar's death came amid speculation about a possible reconciliation between the uncle and nephew that was doing the rounds in Maharashtra polit...