Several dignitaries from Maharashtra and across India visited the family of late Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar in Baramati to offer their condolences following his sudden demise in a plane crash on Wednesday. Among those paying tribute was former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who met the family and expressed his sympathies on Friday. PICS/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Thrust into the spotlight from the shadows of one of Maharashtra’s most powerful political families, Sunetra Pawar on Saturday became the state’s first woman Deputy Chief Minister. She now faces the task of leading the Nationalist Congress Party following the tragic death of her husband, Ajit Pawar. PICS/ASHISH RAJE, TEXT/PTI