NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar on Saturday (February 7, 2026) said everyone has doubts about the circumstances surrounding Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's death in an air crash, and he would provide a detailed presentation about it on February 10, 2026.

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Speaking to reporters after casting his vote in the Zilla Parishad polls in Baramati, the MLA said that Ajit Pawar had wished for the NCP factions to unite, and efforts towards the merger will continue.

Elections for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra were held on Saturday (February 7, 2026) under the cloud of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's death in an air crash last month.

Ajit Pawar was killed along with four others when a Learjet 45 aircraft crashed while attempting to land at Baramati table-top air strip in Pune district on January 28, 2026.