Baramati: In a sombre atmosphere filled with grief and chants of “Ekach Wada, Ajit Dada,” Maharashtra bid a final farewell to its Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister, Ajit PawarThursday. The senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader was cremated with full state honours at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati Thursday afternoon. The last rites were performed by Ajit Pawar’s eldest son, Parth Pawar, who lit the funeral pyre at approximately 12:00 PM. Ajit Pawar had departed from Mumbai at 8:10 AM for a series of campaign rallies in Baramati taluka, including stops at Nirawagaj, Pandare, and Supa. The deceased have been identified as: Ajit Pawar, Captain Sumit Kapoor, Pilot, Captain Shambhavi Pathak, Co-pilot, Vidip Jadhav, Personal Security Guard and Pinky Mali, Flight Attendant.