 Around four years after Vasantrao Ghatge's demise, the group saw the end of Laxmi Scooterette in 1990.In 1967, Ghatge along with Abasaheb Kulkarni Khebudkar from Sangli was a part of the Deccan Co-operative Spinning Mill Ltd.Although having little or no interest in politics, he soon made friends with noted politicians and influencers namely Vasantdada Patil, Yashwantrao Chavan and Vasantrao Naik who were active members of the Deccan Association.