Tragic End: Indian Politicians Who Died in Accidents

• Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28, 2026.
• Union Minister Gopinath Munde passed away in a road accident on June 3, 2014.
• Arunachal Pradesh CM Dorjee Khandu's helicopter crashed on April 30, 2011, near Sela Pass.
• Former Andhra Pradesh CM Y S Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR) died in a helicopter crash in Nalamalla forests on September 3, 2009.
• O P Jindal, Haryana's power minister, and Lok Sabha Speaker G M C Balayogi also died in helicopter crashes.

Why It Matters: Several prominent Indian politicians have tragically lost their lives in various accidents over the years.