(PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)Ajit Pawar, the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, was elected for a record six times. Ajit Pawar File Pic ( PTI Photo)Affectionately called ''Dada'' (elder brother), Ajit Pawar was known to speak his mind and did not mince words while expressing his view, especially before a rural audience. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, centre, and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde meet Sunetra Pawar, wife of the late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, to pay their condolences, in Pune. Ajit Pawar seen with Nationalist Congress President (NCP) Sharad Pawar during a meeting at NCP office, in Mumbai, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (PTI File Photo)Born on July 22, 1959, to Asha and Anantrao Pawar, Ajit Pawar followed the footsteps of his uncle (his father's younger brother), Sharad Pawar, into politics in 1982.