Vasantrao, the eldest brother of Pawar and a lawyer, was murdered over a land deal by a man who was suspected to be a hired assassin. Pratap Pawar, Sharad Pawar's younger brother, runs the Marathi daily newspaper "Sakal". Pawar's nephew, Ajit Pawar, is also a politician and serves as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. His grandnephew Rohit Rajendra Pawar is also a politician. Rohit started his career by serving on Pune Zila Parishad. In October 2019, he was elected to the Maharashtra Vidhansabha from the Karjat constituency.