Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar is an Indian politician. He has served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for four terms and has also served in the Union Council of Ministers as the Minister of Defence in the Cabinet of P.V. Narsimha Rao and as Minister of Agriculture in the Cabinet of Manmohan Singh. He is the first and former president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP),"which he founded in 1999,after separating from the Indian National Congress". His faction of the NCP was split by his nephew,Ajit Pawar. He leads his faction of the NCP in the Rajya Sabha,the upper chamber of the Indian parliament. He is the chairperson of Maha Vikas Aghadi,a regional Maharashtra-based political alliance.
Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh was an Indian politician who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Maharashtra,first term from 18 October 1999 to 16 January 2003 and second term,from 1 November 2004 to 5 December 2008. He also served in the Union cabinet as the Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences.
Raosaheb Dadarao Danve is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament from Jalna,Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways,Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Mines in Second Modi ministry. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected to Lok Sabha from Jalna constituency for five straight terms beginning in 1999 until 2024. He previously served as Minister of State for Consumer Affairs,Food and Public Distribution from 30 May 2019 to 7 July 2021 and also served as the Maharashtra state President of BJP.
Rajendra Sukhanand Patni was an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Karanja constituency from Washim District in Maharashtra. He was also the member of legislative Council from 1997 to 2003. He won the 2004,2014 and 2019 Legislative Assembly elections from Karanja. He also succeeded in making the President of the Municipal Council in 2011 and also in 2014. His development work,it is believed,propelled him to this victory.
Ashok Shankarrao Chavan is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is the son of the late former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shankarrao Chavan. He was one of the most influential leaders of Indian National Congress in Maharashtra but joined Bhartiya Janata Party on 13 February 2024. He has served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra state from 8 December 2008 to 9 November 2010. Also,he has served as Minister for Cultural Affairs,Industries,Mines and Protocol in the Vilasrao Deshmukh government and he is also the former PWD Minister of Maharashtra.
Pratap Sarnaik is a politician from Thane,Maharashtra,India. At present he is Member of the Legislative Assembly –Ovala-Majiwada,Communication Leader- Mira Bhayander,Shivsena,Chairman- Vihang Group of companies,Founder &President- Sanskruti Yuva Pratishthan.
Ashish Shelar is an Indian politician and cricket administrator belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as Maharashtra Legislative Assembly member representing Vandre West since 2014. He is president of the Mumbai unit of the BJP. He was elected as vice president of Mumbai Cricket Association on 17 June 2015. Elected as treasurer of the BCCI. On 9 September 2015,Shelar gained controversy when he helped ban the sale of meat for 8 days for the annual Jain celebration,Paryushana,at which time total fast from any and every food is required. Most constituencies in Maharashtra ban the sale of meat for only 4 days. The ban was criticized by the BJP's Maharashtra coalition partner,Shiv Sena.
Rajan Vichare is an Indian politician and a Shiv Sena member of parliament representing Thane,Maharashtra in the 17th Lok Sabha. He has also previously been a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 2009–2014.
Nana Falgunrao Patole also known as Nanabhau,is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress Party and the President of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.
Vishnu Savara was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. His parents belonged to a family of farmers residing in the village of Galtare in Wada,a tehsil in Palghar district. Savara,a cabinet minister for tribal development in the government of Maharashtra,was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Wada constituency in 1990,1995,1999,and 2004. In 2009,after delimitation,he won the Bhiwandi Rural Vidhan Sabha election. In the 2014 assembly election,Savara won the Vikramgad Vidhan Sabha seat.
Mangal Prabhat Lodha is an Indian billionaire businessman and politician. He is the minister of the Ministry of Tourism and of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Maharashtra). He was the president of Bharatiya Janata Party's Mumbai unit. He is the founder of the Macrotech Developers,a Mumbai-based real estate developer. He is also the Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Malabar Hill constituency of South Mumbai. According to Forbes,as of June 2024,he is ranked as the 14th richest person in India,with a net worth of about US$13.5 Billion.
Eknath Sambhaji Shinde is an Indian politician who is serving as the Caretaker Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 26 November 2024 until new Chief Minister is appointed. He is also Chairperson of Shiv Sena since February 2023 and the Leader of the House,Maharashtra Legislative Assembly since July 2022. He is also the Member of Legislative Assembly for the Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency of Thane,Maharashtra,since 2009 and was formerly the MLA of Thane constituency from 2004 to 2009.
Kunal Rohidas Patil is a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He won this constituency for a second time in a row as MLA. He represents the Dhule Rural Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Indian National Congress. He is the son of Indian National Congress leader and former minister Rohidas Patil.
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.
Tanaji Sakharamji Mutkule is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Hingoli Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was briefly a minister in 2014 in the Congress government in Maharashtra. In 2019 he left Congress and joined Shiv Sena. He is a three term Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Sillod constituency. He served as the state's Cabinet Minister for Animal Husbandry.
Narendra Pawar is a politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Pawar was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Kalyan West in 2014. He is a first term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Baburao Chinchansur is an Indian politician and who served as an MLA represented Gurmitkal for three terms and Chittapur for two terms from the state of Karnataka and served as a Minister of Textiles,Ports &Inland Transport of Karnataka from 2013 to 2016. He also served as a Member of Karnataka Legislative Council from 2022 to 2023.
The Members of 14th Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra were elected in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election,with results announced on 24 October 2019.
Ashok Pawar is an Indian politician from Maharashtra who is an MLA from Shirur Assembly constituency in Pune District. He won the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing the Nationalist Congress Party.
