The sudden death of Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra’s influential Deputy Chief Minister, in a Wednesday plane crash alongside five others has cast a pall over Indian politics. DGCA confirmation amplifies the devastation, prompting unified lamentations.
Traveling for pivotal Baramati engagements pre-local elections, the flight’s plunge symbolizes cruel fate. Political heavyweights responded with raw emotion.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s outreach to Pawar’s spouse and Supriya Sule exemplified solidarity. Congress’s Pramod Tiwari yearned for verification and miracles; Vivek Tankha, newly apprised, extolled Pawar’s leadership amid ancient ties.
Fauzia Khan awaited facts post-media buzz. Premchandran of RSP conveyed profound dismay at the morning mishap engulfing officials.
Mishra from BJD encapsulated Pawar’s arc: post-Schism autonomy, Deputy CM tenure, irrigation oversight, and sway across vital locales like Pune and Baramati.
Electorally, this alters trajectories sharply. Pawar’s maneuvers had stabilized fragile coalitions; now, flux looms. Crash inquiries intensify, questioning maintenance and routes. Yet, Pawar’s imprint—developmental strides, unyielding ambition—anchors Maharashtra’s narrative, his departure a poignant chapter’s close in a saga of resilience and rivalry.