Sources close to the former Chief Minister indicated that he had plans to travel to the UK, reportedly to bring back his wife, Anjali Rupani, who is currently in London.
The plane crashed outside the airport perimeter after reaching an altitude of about 825 ft; 242 people were reportedly on board. At least 60 bodies have been recovered from the crash site.
The only plane accident in India with more casualties was the mid-air collision of two aircraft over Charkhi Dadri in Haryana in 1996 in which 349 people died.
The violence erupted on Wednesday, initially over the setting up of a shop, and soon escalated into a large-scale clash, involving brickbatting and vandalism.
