Manohar Gajanan Joshi was an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra,who served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999,and Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2002 to 2004. He was one of the prominent leaders of the Shiv Sena,and also one of the Indians to be elected to all of the four legislatures.
Mira Road is a suburb north of Mumbai in Thane District and is also a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It falls within the Police Jurisdiction of Mira-Bhayander,Vasai-Virar Police Commissionerate. Mira Road is situated in the north-western portion of Salsette Island,Maharashtra state,India. Mira Road has a large Marathi population followed by other ethnic groups.
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.
Ganesh Ramchandra Naik is an Indian politician. He is the Bharatiya Janata Party member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 150-Airoli Assembly constituency. He represented Thane constituency in the past,and was the Thane Guardian Minister in the state government. He was the minister of Labour,Excise and Environment in the previous government.
Sandeep Ganesh Naik is a former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He rose to prominence in the state after winning the 2009 assembly elections. He is the son of BJP politician Ganesh Naik,who served as the State Excise Minister and New &Renewable Energy Minister. Sandeep Naik's elder brother Sanjeev Naik is a former MP.
Shraddha Jadhav is a Shiv Sena politician from Mumbai,Maharashtra.
Sunil Prabhu is an Indian politician belonging to the Shiv Sena (UBT). He is a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Dindoshi Assembly Constituency. He was the 74th mayor of the city of Mumbai,the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra,and chief of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation,the country's richest municipal body.He got ticket for 4th time from Dindoshi Assembly to contest against Sanjay Nirupam of shivsena in 2024 vidhan Sabha elections.
Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 5 December 2024,and previously held this position for two terms from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra,alongside Ajit Pawar in the Eknath Shinde government. Besides this,from 2019 to 2022,he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He was the President of BJP's Maharashtra state unit from 2013 to 2015. He became Chief Minister at the age of 44,making him the second-youngest in Maharashtra's history after Sharad Pawar.
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.
Prashant Thakur is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Vidya Jaiprakash Thakur is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. She is a three time MLA and a member of 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Goregaon representing the Bharatiya Janata Party from Goregaon Assembly constituency. She was a Minister of State for Women and Child Development,Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection,Food and Drugs Administration in Devendra Fadnavis Ministry.
Eknath Sambhaji Shinde is an Indian politician who is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra since December 2024 alongside Ajit Pawar. He is the chairperson of Shiv Sena since February 2023 and was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from June 2022 to December 2024. 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.
Ramesh Latke was a Shiv Sena politician from Mumbai,Maharashtra. He was a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represented Andheri East Assembly constituency of Mumbai,Maharashtra,India as a member of Shiv Sena.
Narendra Mehta is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He serves in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Mehta represents the Mira Bhayandar constituency.
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.
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.
Gilbert John Mendonca is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. Mendonca was a one-term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly,being a member of the 12th Assembly and serving in the lower house from 2009 to 2014.
Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has served Lok Sabha,Parliament of India from Mumbai North East since 2019. He served 3-terms as a Corporator in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and was leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Corporation.
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.
Mukta Tilak was an Indian politician. She was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Kasba Peth in the 2019 state elections as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
