Ajit Pawar: Latest News, Photos, Videos & Updates

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Born 22 July 1959
Age 65
Birth Place Deolali Pravara, Bombay State India (present-day, Maharashtra, )
Profession Politician
Political Party Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
In Office 23rd Leader Of The Opposition In Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 4 July 2022 - 2 July 2023, Leader Of The House In Maharashtra Legislative Council 24 February 2020 - 29 June 2022, Cabinet Minister In Government Of Maharashtra 7 November 2009 - 10 November 2010, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 3 May 1991 - 20 June 1991
Residence 9, Premcourt Churchgate, Mumbai

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Ajit Pawar BIOGRAPHY

Ajit Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)'s senior leader and nephew of veteran Sharad Pawar, took oath as deputy CM of Maharashtra for the second time as Devendra Fadnavis took charge as the CM on December 5. In the last stint, Pawar shocked everyone on July 2, 2023 when he joined Eknath Shin...de-led government in Maharashtra and took oath as the deputy chief minister of the state. In a dramatic turn of events, Ajit, along with nine MLAs, reached Raj Bhawan to meet Governor Ramesh Bais. Ajit Pawar has become the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the fifth time. This is the largest number of times that a politician has been appointed a DCM in the state since the position was created in 1978. This is not the first time Ajit created a political stir in Maharashtra. In November 2019, Ajit Pawar had caused a political crisis in Maharashtra when he defected from the NCP to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He formed a government with the BJP, but the government collapsed within three days. Ajit Pawar returned to the NCP after the crisis. This time, Ajit was said to be disgruntled after he was denied the opportunity to work as state unit chief of the NCP. Earlier this week, the NCP national executive discussed the matter of his resignation and party leaders said the final decision is likely to be taken in two months. Ajit, who most recently served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2021 to 2022, was born in Baramati, Maharashtra, in 1959. He studied at the Deolali Pravara High School and the Pune University. He began his political career in 1982, when he was elected to the board of a cooperative sugar factory. In 1991, he was elected chairman of the Pune District Co-operative Bank (PDC), a position he held for 16 years. Ajit also got elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991 from Baramati constituency but vacated the seat for his uncle Sharad Pawar who was then the Defence Minister of India in the P.V. Narasimha Rao government. He got elected to the Maharashtra Assembly the same year and was the Minister of State for Agriculture and Power from November 1992 to February 1993. He got re-elected from the same constituency in 1995, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014. Some of the important positions he has held till now include Minister of State for Agriculture, Horticulture and Power, Minister of Water Resources (Krishna Valley and Kokan Irrigation, three times) and Deputy Chief Minister (September 29, 2012-25 September 2014).

Ajit Pawar PERSONAL LIFE

Father	Anantrao Pawar
Spouse	Sunetra Pawar (1985),

POSITIONS HELD BY Ajit Pawar

Position	Tenure
Member of the Lok Sabha	N/A
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	N/A

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AJIT PAWAR NEWS

ZP, Panchayat Samiti elections | 'Fitting Ajit homage': Rohit Pawar tells voters to support Ajit's ideology

February 07, 2026 8:50 am

The elections of 12 zila parishads and Panchayat Samitis were scheduled for February 5, but they were postponed after Ajit Pawar's death.

Landge was the sole nominee for the mayoral post of Pimpri-Chinchwad

Ravi Landge elected 27th mayor of Pimpri-Chinchwad, Sharmila Babar deputy mayor

February 06, 2026 9:34 pm

After being elected the 27th Mayor of Pimpri-Chinchwad, Ravi Landge said he would work to promote the city's overall development.

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Pawar family meets again, discusses plans to set up 'grand' Ajit memorial in Baramati

February 05, 2026 10:32 pm

Apart from Sharad Pawar, his wife Pratibha Pawar, Shriniwas Pawar, Rohit Pawar, Ranjit Pawar, Parth Pawar and Jay Pawar were present at the meeting held at Vidya Pratishthan in Baramati.

Parth, Jay meet Sharad Pawar, discuss plans for Ajit’s memorial in Baramati

February 05, 2026 5:23 am

NCP sources said the meeting was in connection with the plan to set up a memorial in honour of Ajit Pawar.

Ajit Pawar had spoken to his cousin and party worker Shrijit Pawar shortly before the aircraft went down at Baramati airport on January 28, 2026. (Express Photo)

Last call before death: Ajit Pawar’s final words from the plane revealed

February 05, 2026 11:05 am

Recording made six minutes before the Baramati crash surfaces as investigators probe whether the fatal accident was sabotage or technical failure

Raut also questioned reports claiming that certain documents found near Ajit Pawar’s seat remained intact despite a fire that allegedly destroyed most of the aircraft and the bodies.

Leaders raise questions over Pawar aircraft crash, demand probe

February 02, 2026 7:43 pm

Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut said Pawar had publicly stated on January 15 that he was in possession of files allegedly related to corruption involving leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and that he would make them public.

Investigation into 2023 crash of another VSR Learjet 45 ‘in final stages’, report finalisation top priority, says AAIB

February 02, 2026 5:24 pm

Initial information from the crash site indicates that low visibility conditions in the area might have played a major role in the accident.

Echoes of history: Before Sunetra Pawar, VN Janaki was sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM after MGR's death

February 02, 2026 4:55 pm

Vaikom Narayani Janaki served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for 23 days in 1988 following the death of her husband, M G Ramachandran (MGR).

'Proven her commitment': 30 NCP units demand Sunetra Pawar as national president to ‘fill the void’ left by Ajit Pawar

February 02, 2026 3:07 pm

Their letter also came a day after Praful Patel denied reports indicating he had been appointed as the NCP chief, and dismissed the speculations as “totally baseless" and "lack any truth”.

Meanwhile, the old guard from Ajit Pawar’s office is set to guide the new deputy CM, as CM Devendra Fadnavis skips campaigning for zilla parishad polls.

Can Sunetra Pawar hold a patriarchal party together while negotiating with a voracious BJP?

February 02, 2026 12:08 pm

What deserves closer attention is not whether a woman took charge too quickly, but what the men around her will do next, inside the party, within the alliance and to the people of Maharashtra

AJIT PAWAR PHOTOS

The manifesto emphasised key civic infrastructure issues including assured tap water supply

Ajit Pawar and Supriya Sule share stage to release joint manifesto for Pune civic polls

January 10, 2026 2:34 pm

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and NCP working president Supriya Sule jointly released a common manifesto in Pune ahead of the upcoming Pune Municipal Corporation elections

From Ajit Pawar’s swearing-in, to Sharad Pawar’s show of strength: How the Maharashtra crisis unfolded in pictures

July 03, 2023 5:02 pm

On Monday, Ajit Pawar took oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He will be sharing the post with BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis.

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Maharashtra: All smiles in NCP, Sena camp as MLAs take oath; Uddhav to be CM

November 27, 2019 4:38 pm

A special session of the 14thMaharashtra Legislative Assembly commenced to administer oath to the newly-elected members. The NCP-Congress-Shiv Sena front has unanimously elected Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray as the CM candidate. He will take the oath tomorrow.

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Maha twist: Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar join hands to stake claim

November 24, 2019 7:59 am

In a surprising turn of events, Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday took oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra for the second time. NCP's Ajit Pawar took oath as the deputy chief minister.