Sharad Pawar
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Satara Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti Elections: What happened in the last elections in 2017?
Maharashtra | Feb 08, 2026, 05:22 PM ISTSatara Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti Elections: NCP dominated Satara's 2017 Zilla Parishad polls, clinching 39 of 64 seats and solidifying its rural dominance. BJP and Congress tied at 7 each, with others at 7, Shiv Sena at 2, independents at 2; BSP, CPI, CPI-M, and MNS drew blanks.
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'Fadnavis has no right to comment': Sharad Pawar slams Maharashtra CM over NCP merger remarks
Maharashtra | Feb 04, 2026, 11:38 AM ISTSharad Pawar targeted Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the NCP merger issue, saying that since Fadnavis was not involved in the merger talks, he has no right to comment on the matter.
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Rajdharm: Big game behind the scenes...what happened to Pawar?
News | Jan 31, 2026, 09:57 PM ISTBig game behind the scenes...what happened to Pawar?
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Sunetra Pawar swearing in: Ajit Pawar's wife becomes 1st woman deputy CM of Maharashtra | Highlights
Maharashtra | Jan 31, 2026, 05:36 PM ISTSunetra Pawar was sworn in as the new Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister this evening after the sudden death of senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar in a tragic plane crash in Baramati.
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Inside Ajit Pawar's blueprint for NCP reunification: Seven crucial meetings that shaped the plan
Maharashtra | Jan 30, 2026, 03:36 PM ISTA final and decisive meeting took place at Jayant Patil’s residence, just days before polling for the municipal elections. Ajit Pawar and all senior leaders from both sides were present. In this meeting, it was unanimously decided that Sharad Pawar would be formally informed about the proposal.
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Ajit Pawar dies: Supporters flock for final glimpse; PM Modi to attend last rites today | Updates
Maharashtra | Jan 28, 2026, 11:59 PM ISTNCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar clarified that the plane crash involving Ajit Pawar was clearly an accident and politics should not be done on this. His remark came after several politicians, including Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav, sought a probe into the mishap.
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Ajit Pawar plane crash: What is landing system instrument and how it could have averted the mishap?
India | Jan 28, 2026, 08:36 PM ISTRetired pilot Ehsan Khalid said he believes the runway couldn’t be a factor behind the crash, however, the landing system instrument could have guided the pilot in a proper way.
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'Purely an accident': Sharad Pawar's first reaction on Ajit Pawar’s death in plane crash | Video
Maharashtra | Jan 28, 2026, 07:29 PM ISTHis reaction came after several political leaders, including Mamata Banerjee, Mallikarjun Kharge and Akhilesh Yadav, sought a probe into the mishap. In a video message, the former union minister expressed anguish over the incident, saying the state has suffered a significant loss.
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Ajit Pawar's 'last photo' before deadly plane crash emerges
Maharashtra | Jan 28, 2026, 11:19 PM ISTAjit Pawar, 66, was Maharashtra’s longest-serving Deputy Chief Minister, having held the post six times under various state governments. He served in the administrations of Prithviraj Chavan, Devendra Fadnavis, Uddhav Thackeray, and Eknath Shinde.
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'Ajit dada worked proactively to improve lives of people in villages': PM Modi remembers NCP leader
India | Jan 28, 2026, 07:26 PM ISTSpeaking at annual NCC PM Rally in New Delhi, PM Modi said the NCP chief played a key role in the development of Maharashtra and the country.
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When former PM Morarji Desai miraculously escaped unhurt from a plane crash in Assam's Jorhat
India | Jan 28, 2026, 04:05 PM ISTMorarji Desai narrowly escaped death in a dramatic plane crash on November 4, 1977, when an aircraft carrying him crash-landed in a remote paddy field in Assam’s Jorhat district.
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Ajit Pawar's old tweet on 'safe plane landings' resurfaces after his tragic death
Maharashtra | Jan 28, 2026, 03:44 PM ISTAjit Pawar died on Wednesday morning after the chartered aircraft he was travelling in crash-landed near the Baramati airport while attempting to land. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), all five people on board, including Pawar, lost their lives.
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Ajit Pawar death: Sharad Pawar arrives in Baramati after tragic plane crash | First visuals
Maharashtra | Jan 28, 2026, 03:15 PM ISTAjit Pawar, NCP leader and Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister, was killed in a plane crash while travelling from Mumbai to Baramati on Wednesday morning. The small charter aircraft reportedly took off from Mumbai around 8:00–8:10 am and crashed near Baramati airport while attempting to land.
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Pune victory signals acceptance of PM Modi's leadership, not rejection of Ajit Pawar: Fadnavis
Maharashtra | Jan 17, 2026, 11:38 PM ISTFadnavis was asked about the electoral implications for Ajit Pawar, who is affectionately referred to as ‘dada’ in Maharashtra. The BJP chief minister was quick to clarify that the outcome wasn’t about rejecting the leadership of Ajit Pawar but about the people’s acceptance of PM Modi's leadership.
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NCP factions to contest together for Maharashtra Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti elections
Maharashtra | Jan 17, 2026, 01:43 PM ISTThe Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar factions of the NCP will jointly contest the upcoming Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections despite their crushing defeat to the BJP in the Pune Municipal Corporation polls.
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Maharashtra Civic Polls: NCP unity falters as Pawars bite the dust in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad
Maharashtra | Jan 16, 2026, 04:35 PM ISTIn Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad—traditional NCP strongholds—the Sharad Pawar-led faction and the Ajit Pawar-led faction formed a coalition in an attempt to consolidate the party’s vote base. However, the strategy failed, with the BJP-led alliance emerging victorious in both civic bodies.
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Kolhapur Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: Congress secures top spot with 34 seats
Maharashtra | Jan 17, 2026, 10:26 AM ISTKolhapur Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: KMC election outcomes show Congress claiming 34 of 81 wards, establishing the largest single-party bloc despite Mahayuti alliance's overall tally of 44 seats.
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Pune municipal corporation polls 2026: End to NCP's 'pari-war'? Ajit Pawar gives a cryptic answer
Maharashtra | Jan 03, 2026, 11:24 AM ISTPune municipal corporation polls: Last month, the junior Pawar announced that the NCP and the NCP(SP) will contest the Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporation elections together.
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Pimpri-Chinchwad polls: Ajit Pawar announces pact with Sharad Pawar's NCP in major political shift
Maharashtra | Dec 28, 2025, 11:27 PM ISTMaharashtra Municipal Corporation elections: Polling for the Maharashtra municipal corporation elections will be held on January 15. The results will be declared on January 16.
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BMC polls: BJP–Shinde Sena agree on 200 seats, talks on remaining 27 underway; announcement soon
Maharashtra | Dec 24, 2025, 11:48 PM ISTPolling for the 227 corporator-seats in India's biggest and richest civic body will be held on January 15 from 7.30 am to 5.30 pm, and votes will be counted the next day. The filing of nomination papers began on December 23 as per the schedule announced by the State Election Commission.