Baramati, the Pawar family’s political stronghold, witnessed the end of Ajit Pawar’s political journey. The constituency that propelled his rise also became the site of his final chapter, where he decisively reaffirmed his dominance by defeating his grandnephew in a deeply personal electoral battle.

Jaishankar would participate in the Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on February 4 at the State Department.

Ajit Pawar, 66, and four others on board a chartered aircraft were killed when it crash-landed near Baramati airport in Pune district on Wednesday morning.