Key Facts

• Ajit Pawar was the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, a state in India.
• Pawar and four other people died in a plane crash.
• The crash took place at the airport in Baramati, Maharashtra.
• The plane took off from Mumbai, India.
• The cause of the crash has not been confirmed yet.
• Two of Pawar's staff members and two crew members also died in the crash.
• Visuals from the crash site show the plane wreckage in smoke and flames.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed sorrow over the crash on social media.