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  Ajit Pawar's old tweet on 'safe plane landings' resurfaces after his tragic death

  Maharashtra | January 28, 2026 15:44 IST

  Ajit 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 | January 28, 2026 15:15 IST

  Ajit 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 | January 17, 2026 23:38 IST

  Fadnavis 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 | January 17, 2026 13:43 IST

  The 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 | January 16, 2026 16:35 IST

  In 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 | January 17, 2026 10:26 IST

  Kolhapur 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 | January 03, 2026 11:24 IST

  Pune 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 | December 28, 2025 23:27 IST

  Maharashtra 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 | December 24, 2025 23:48 IST

  Polling 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.

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  Kolhapur local body election results: Mahayuti dominance in major councils with BJP and Shiv Sena

  Maharashtra | December 21, 2025 17:55 IST

  Kolhapur local body election results 2025: BJP won the Ajra Nagar Panchayat in the Kolhapur district which has 17 wards. Meanwhie, the Yadav alliance won the Vadgaon Peth Municipal Council in Kolhapur which has 20 wards. Vidyadevi Pol elected President.

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  Ahilyanagar Local Body Election Results: BJP leading in Rahata, Pathardi, Shrigonda

  Maharashtra | December 24, 2025 10:44 IST

  Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar) Local Body Election Results 2025 LIVE: Looking at past results, in Ahilyanagar’s (Ahmednagar) Deolali Pravara Municipal Council, which has 18 seats, the BJP had won 16 seats in the 2016 elections. In Jamkhed Municipal Council, which has 21 seats, the NCP had won 10 seats.

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  Maharashtra local body polls: Sharad Pawar criticises Ajit Pawar's remarks on 'funds, votes'

  Maharashtra | November 27, 2025 12:55 IST

  Sharad Pawar hit out at Ajit Pawar's 'funds for votes' remark stating that votes should be sought for the work a party is doing and not in exchange of funds. In Maharashtra, on December 2 there will be elections for 246 municipal councils and 42 town councils.

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  BMC polls: Uddhav eyes alternative alliance with Pawar as Congress rejects pact with Raj Thackeray

  Bihar | November 21, 2025 10:18 IST

  Ahead of the BMC elections, Congress rejects Raj Thackeray in MVA, while Uddhav mulls a Plan B alliance with Raj and Pawar against BJP-led Mahayuti.

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  Rebellion in Sharad Pawar's NCP? Ex-minister Salil Deshmukh quits party ahead of local body polls

  Maharashtra | November 20, 2025 23:55 IST

  Salil cited health reasons for his decision, though few in political circles believe this. Reports indicate that a major dispute had broken out within the Deshmukh family over the distribution of election tickets.

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  Sharad Pawar calls for probe into Ajit Pawar's son Parth's Pune land deal

  Maharashtra | November 08, 2025 17:41 IST

  The case relates to the reported sale of 40 acres of government land in Pune’s Mundhwa area, valued at around Rs 1,800 crore. Opposition leaders claim that the land was acquired for about Rs 300 crore along with a stamp duty waiver by a firm linked to Parth, Sharad Pawar's grandnephew.

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  Fadnavis reacts after Sharad Pawar claims offer on 160 seat before Maha polls: 'Did you try them?'

  India | August 10, 2025 14:18 IST

  Fadnavis said Pawar’s claim was concocted and they should have raised the issue before the police or the Election Commission if such offers were made. He also said the poll body had time and again issued open challenges to hack the EVM but no one was able to do so.

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  'Will never support BJP-led alliance': Sharad Pawar on speculation of reunion with Ajit Pawar

  India | August 09, 2025 12:52 IST

  Sharad Pawar has reiterated he will not back the BJP-led alliance, dismissing rumours of reuniting with nephew Ajit Pawar despite their joint appearance at a family function in Mumbai.

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  Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar display rare bonhomie to attend family event

  Maharashtra | August 03, 2025 23:17 IST

  The split in NCP happened on July 2, 2023, after Ajit Pawar, who is currently the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, led a revolt against his uncle Sharad Pawar. Ajit later joined hands with the ruling alliance of BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.

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  We formed the 80-hour govt after speaking to Sharad Pawar: Fadnavis in Aap Ki Adalat

  India | August 02, 2025 22:36 IST

  Aap Ki Adalat: Speaking to India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke about the possibility of Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar joining hands again after the split of NCP.

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  Fadnavis responds to birthday praise from Pawar, Uddhav: 'We are not enemies'

  Maharashtra | July 22, 2025 23:14 IST

  On his 55th birthday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis received warm praise from political rivals Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray, who contributed tributes to a coffee table book titled Maharashtra Nayak, released by Governor C P Radhakrishnan.