As forensic teams begin analysing the device, experts say the flight data, if intact, will help recreate the final seconds of what is now considered one of India’s deadliest air disasters.
The accident claimed the lives of all but one of 242 passengers on board, including 12 crew members, in the country's worst aviation tragedy, leaving dozens of families in mourning.
Rupani was specifically brought by the saffron party to take charge of the state in September 2022 after the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) ended its alliance with the BJP.
