New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash: Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra deputy chief minister, died on Wednesday, 28 January, after the aircraft he was travelling in crashed while attempting to land at Baramati in Maharashtra, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) confirmed. Ajit was 66.

The plane was carrying six passengers at the time of the crash, along with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, his security personnel and the pilots, according to the preliminary report.

Born in 1959, Ajit Anantrao Pawar was a senior politician and a prominent leader in Maharashtra. Ajit served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, a position he has held multiple times. A senior leader originally from the Nationalist Congres...