Shiv Sena (1966–2022) was a right-wing Marathi regionalist Hindutva-based political party in India founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray, who was later succeeded by Uddhav Thackeray. The party is split into two parties: the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena which has a new symbol of Mashaal (Torch) and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena (2022–present) which has gotten hold of the original party name and the "bow and arrow" symbol.
Narayan Tatu Rane is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg. He was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He formerly serves as Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Second Modi ministry. He has previously held Cabinet Ministry positions for Industry, Port, Employment and Self-employment; Revenue; and Industry in the Government of Maharashtra.
The elections in 2012 were scheduled for seven Vidhan Sabhas and several local elections were also conducted. The 14th presidential election to elect the 13th president of the republic was also held in 2012. The tenure of the legislative assemblies of Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand were to expire during the year. The Election Commission of India issued the dates for the elections in Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Goa to take place in the first quarter of the year. Whereas the elections were held in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat in the last quarter of the year.
Kripashankar Singh is a senior Indian politician with the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a minister of state in the 2004 Maharashtra state cabinet while in Indian National Congress. He was instrumental in Congress gains in Mumbai against Shiv Sena in the 2009 Maharashtra assembly elections. He was the president of the Mumbai chapter of the Indian National Congress party until June 2011. He won the Santacruz constituency in the last Mumbai elections.
Rajesh Garg, sometimes known as Rajesh Garg Rohiniwala, is an Indian politician. He was elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Rohini constituency in the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections. He is also a Right to Information activist.
Prashant Thakur is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Chandrakant Bacchu Patil is an Indian politician and the Higher and technical education minister of Maharashtra state in the present Government of Maharashtra. Chandrakant Patil was the Maharashtra state President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2019 to 2022.
Ameet Bhaskar Satam is a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Andheri West Assembly Constituency for the second term. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Girish Dattatray Mahajan is a politician from Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. He is the current MLA of Jamner taluka representing Jamner vidhan sabha constituency. He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. Girish Mahajan is the Rural development minister of Maharashtra state.
Jaykumar Rawal is a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Sindkheda Constituency. Jaykumar Rawal is a descendant of the royal family of Dondaicha Sansthan and his grandfather Sahakar Maharshi Dadasaheb Rawal was the first MLA in 1952. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Rawal was also Member of Legislative Assembly from Sindkheda in 2009. Rawal was one of the general secretaries of the Bharatiya Janata Party Maharashtra State unit in 2013. He is a Five term Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 & 2024.
Chandrashekhar Krishnarao Bawankule is President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra and Member of 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Kamptee Vidhan Sabha. He was member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly & Minister for Energy, New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra, Ministry of State Excise (Maharashtra), and also appointed Nagpur Guardian Minister on 26 December 2014.
Parag Madhusudan Alavani is a sitting MLA from Vile Parle Assembly constituency, Mumbai, Maharashtra, representing Bharatiya Janata Party. His constituency is in the Mumbai Suburban district.
Balasaheb Mahadu Sanap is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.He is a first term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He is BJP's 1st Mayor and 1st Vice-Mayor Nashik Municipal Corporation. He was the city president of Bhartiya Janta Party till 22 August 2019. He is also President- Committee of Anusuchit Jati and Jamati of Maharashtra Government. And Vice-President Committee of Mayors of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation.
Yogesh Sagar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a three term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He is well known for his social work. He has also been awarded the ‘Best MLA Award’ for three consecutive years by Praja Foundation.
Bharati Hemant Lavekar is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra and member of the Shiv Sangram. She became former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the first time in 2014 as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.
Pravin Darekar is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was a one term Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Magathane and former leader of Opposition in Maharashtra legislative council.
Rahul Narwekar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is currently the MLA from the Colaba Assembly constituency and also the current Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Narwekar was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council in June 2016 as a Governor's Nominated member. He is the second-youngest person to be elected speaker of any state in the country, the youngest being Shivraj Patil. In May 2023, he completed a 4-day UK tour speaking at the Ideas for India Conference organised by Bridge India in London, and speaking with students at Cambridge University. His tour attracted media attention because of its proximity to the Supreme Court judgement on the disqualification of 16 MLAs of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. In November 2024 he was re-elected on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Colaba constituency and won by a huge margin.
Sunil Dnyandev Kamble is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Pune Cantonment in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
The 2022 Maharashtra political crisis began on 21 June 2022 in the Indian state of Maharashtra when Eknath Shinde, along with several other MLAs of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition moved to Surat in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-governed Gujarat, throwing the coalition into a crisis.
The Members of 14th Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra were elected in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, with results announced on 24 October 2019.
