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Deputy CM Ajit Pawar Killed in Baramati Plane Crash; Maharashtra Announces Three-Day Mourning

On 28 Jan 2026, six-time Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, 66, and four others died when their Mumbai-to-Baramati Learjet 45 overshot the runway and exploded, leading the state to declare three days of official mourning.