The funeral of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar will take place on Thursday in Baramati with full state honors. His mortal remains were brought to Vidya Pratishtan College ground for public homage on Wednesday evening, where thousands gathered to pay their last respects. Chants of "Ajit dada amar rahe" and "Ajit dada parat ya" were also heard when his mortal remains were brought to the Vidya Pratishtan campus. Twitter Post Preparations for the funeral underway #WATCH | Baramati, Maharashtra | Preparations for the funeral of NCP Chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar are underway at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati. He was deputy chief minister for six terms in the Cabinets of Prithviraj Chavan, Uddhav Thackeray, Eknath Shinde, and Devendra Fadnavis.