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.
Sunil Panjabrao Deshmukh is the Member of Legislative Assembly from the constituency of Amravati,Maharashtra,India. He is a member of Indian National Congress (INC). He is a former Minister of State for Finance and Planning,Public Works and Energy in Government of Maharashtra and was also the guardian minister for Amravati and Bhandara districts of Vidarbha,Maharashtra from 2004–2009. He has also served as the ex-officio Vice-Chairman of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board's holding company and was the co-chairman of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd.
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.
Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008,following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
Kasba Peth Assembly constituency is one of the constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly,in India. It is constituency is located in the Pune district and is a segment of Pune.
The 2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Gujarat in December 2012 for all 182 members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Incumbent Chief Minister Narendra Modi of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP),in power since 2002,was running for his fourth term. The leader of the opposition was Shaktisinh Gohil of the Indian National Congress (INC).
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.
Bhimrao Tapkir is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Tapkir is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 2011 (Bypoll),2014,2019 &2024 from the Khadakwasla constituency assembly constituency in Pune.
Elections in the Republic of India in 2018 included by-elections to the Lok Sabha,elections to the Rajya Sabha,elections to of eight states and numerous other by-elections to state legislative assemblies,councils and local bodies.
The 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 21 October 2019 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. After a 61.4% turnout in the election,the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena (SHS) won a majority. Following differences over the government formation,the alliance was dissolved,precipitating a political crisis.
Bhimrao Ramji Keram is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Kinwat in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing Bharatiya Janata Party and retained it in the 2024 Assembly election.
Dr. Tushar Govindrao Rathod is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Mukhed in the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election for first time and again in 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Raosaheb Antapurkar was an Indian politician.
The 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 20 November 2024 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly to elect 288 members of the 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. The turnout for the election was 66.05%,the highest since 1995. The ruling Maha Yuti alliance won a landslide victory,winning 235 seats. None of the parties in the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance won the necessary number of seats to obtain the position of leader of opposition,a first in six decades.
Mahesh Singh Jeena is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from Salt Assembly constituency in the 2021 Uttarakhand legislative assembly by-election and 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He defeated Ganga Pancholi of Indian National Congress by 4,600 votes in 2021 By-elections. Elections happened due to Mahesh Singh Jeena's elder brother Surendra Singh Jeena,who was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a hospital in New Delhi,who died early on 12 November 2020. He was re-elected in 2022,defeating former mla Ranjeet Singh Rawat.
The Revolutionary Goans Party is a regional party in the Indian state of Goa. First registered as a non-governmental organization when founded in March 2017,it received recognition as a political party from the Election Commission of India in 2022. The party contested 38 seats in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election,winning the St Andre constituency. The party's "anti-migrant" policies have been classified as similar to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).
Sambhaji Pawar was a member of the Sangli Assembly constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Ravindra Dhangekar is an Indian National Congress politician from Pune,was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Kasba Peth Assembly constituency. He won the seat in a by-election in March 2023,which was necessitated by the death of the incumbent BJP MLA Mukta Tilak. Dhangekar's victory on a Congress ticket was seen as a significant upset,ending the BJP's 28-year hold on the constituency.
Shobha Rani Kushwaha is an Indian politician and a member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Dholpur Assembly constituency. She was elected from Dholpur constituency in 2017 bypolls and consecutively in 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections,as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party. Her husband Banwari Lal Kushwaha preceded her as MLA from Dholpur constituency in 2013 Assembly elections. She was expelled from Bharatiya Janata Party after it was revealed that she had done cross voting in favour of Indian National Congress candidate in Rajya Sabha election from Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. She is considered as a close accomplice of former Rajasthan Chief Minister,Vasundhara Raje. She switched to Indian National Congress in 2023 and retained the Dholpur seat in 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election.
Indian National Congress (Until 2024)