Tragedy at Baramati: The Plane Crash That Killed Ajit Pawar
On the morning of January 28, 2026, India’s political landscape was shaken by devastating news: Ajit Pawar, the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and a major figure in the state’s politics, was killed in a plane crash near Baramati Airport in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India. The accident claimed the lives of all five people on board, ending abruptly the life of one of the state’s most influential leaders and leaving the nation in mourning.