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In a tragic incident, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party chief Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred when the plane carrying NCP leader Pawar (66) and others was landing in Pune’s Baramati area. Ajit Pawar, Deputy CM of Maharashtra, was onboard along with 2 more personnel (1 PSO and 1 attendant) and 2 crew (PIC+FO) members. Further details about the crash are awaited.
Ajit Pawar’s immediate family consists of 4 members, including him, his wife Sunetra Pawar, his elder son Parth, and his younger son Jay. Ajit was seen attending many events with his family and frequently had Sunetra accompany him during election rallies. His elder son Parth also ran in an election before, but lost by a large margin.
Ajit also has an extended family. His elder brother, Srinivas Pawar, is a businessman. The two brothers shared a close bond. His sister is named Vijaya Patil. His uncle is Sharad Pawar, who is one of the most prominent and powerful political figures in Maharashtra.
Ajit Pawar, an Indian politician, was born on July 22, 1959, in Deolali Pravara village, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra. Ajit Pawar’s father, Anantrao Pawar, worked at the famous Rajkamal Studio in Mumbai, Maharashtra. After his father’s death, Ajit Pawar had to stop his studies midway and find work to support his family.
In 1982, Ajit Pawar first entered politics as a board member of a cooperative sugar factory. By then, Ajit Pawar’s uncle, Sharad Pawar, had already established himself as a prominent political leader. Ajit Pawar worked closely with him and learned about the inner workings of politics and how to build his own political career.
Ajit Pawar became the youngest Cabinet Minister in the Vilasrao Deshmukh government at 40 years of age. He headed up the water resources department as part of the Wilasrao Deshmukh cabinet. Over the span of nearly 10 years he created a politically independent organisation in Western Maharashtra based on his control of the irrigation cooperative sector, irrigation projects and local bodies.
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