Baramati Plane Crash LIVE: PM Modi, HM Amit Shah Mourn NCP Chief Ajit Pawar’s Death

Following the shocking plane crash in Baramati, Maharashtra, on January 28, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah reportedly held a telephonic conversation with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. According to Maharashtra government officials, they were briefed about the accident and the latest developments in the situation.

The aircraft was carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, along with two crew members and four others. A senior DGCA official confirmed that, so far, there have been no survivors from the plane crash. PM Modi shared his condolences on his official X account, referring to Pawar as a “people’s leader.”

“He was widely respected as a hardworking personality who always remained at the forefront in the service of the people of Maharashtra,” PM Modi wrote. He further praised the Maharashtra Deputy CM’s administrative knowledge and his “passion for the empowerment of the poor and the deprived.”

Home Minister Amit Shah expressed his condolences to the Pawar family and wrote, “In this hour of grief, the entire NDA stands firmly with the bereaved Pawar family. May God grant the departed soul a place at His divine feet.”