Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar is an Indian politician. He served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for four terms and in the Union Council of Ministers as the Minister of Defence in the Cabinet of P.V. Narsimha Rao as well as the 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.
The National Democratic Alliance is an Indian big tent multi-party political alliance,led by the country's biggest political party,the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was founded on 15 May 1998. It currently has a majority in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha,and controls the Government of India as well as the governments of 20 out of 31 Indian states.
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.
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.
Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav is an Indian politician serving as the minister of AYUSH since 2024. He is a member of the Shinde's Shiv Sena and has been elected to the Lok Sabha for four consecutive terms since 2009,representing the Buldhana constituency in Maharashtra . Jadhav began his political career in 1986 and served three terms as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 1995 to 2009. During this period,he also held the position of minister of state for Sports,Youth Welfare,and Irrigation in the Shiv Sena-BJP government of Maharashtra from 1997 to 1999. In addition to his political roles,Jadhav is actively involved in various community initiatives and social welfare programmes.
Maharashtra is India's third largest state by area and has over 112 million inhabitants. Its capital,Mumbai,has a population of approximately 18 million;Nagpur is Maharashtra's second,or winter,capital. Government in the state is organized on the parliamentary system. Power is devolved to large city councils,district councils,subdistrict (taluka) councils,and village parish councils. The numerically strong Maratha–Kunbi community dominates the state's politics. The state has national and regional parties serving different demographics,such as those based on religion,caste,and urban and rural residents.
Ulhasnagar Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. The constituency is dominated by Sindhi the community.
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.
Madhuri Misal is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elected from Parvati in Pune city. She is the minister of state in Third Fadnavis ministry.
Gulab Raghunath Patil is a politician and incumbent Water supply and Sanitation minister of the Maharashtra state. He is a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA),the state's lower house representing rural Jalgaon constituency. He is a member of Shiv Sena party.
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.
Dadaji Bhuse is a member of the 16th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly,representing the Malegaon Outer Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Shiv Sena. This marks his fifth consecutive term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. In the 2024 state elections held on November 20,2024,He defeated Advay Hirey of Shiv Sena (UBT) led by Uddhav Thackeray,retaining his seat with a significant margin.
Ravindra Waikar is a Shiv Sena politician from Maharashtra. He is a Member of Parliament from Mumbai North West. He was also a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Jogeshwari East Assembly Constituency. He has been elected to Vidhan Sabha for three consecutive terms in 2009,2014 and 2019. He was appointed Maharashtra's minister of state,Higher &Technical Education in December 2014. He was given the Housing,Higher &Technical Education portfolio. He was also given responsibility of being guardian minister of Ratnagiri district.
Balaji Kinikar is a Shiv Sena politician from Ambernath,Maharashtra. He is a member of Legislative Assembly from Ambernath Vidhan Sabha constituency,Maharashtra,India. He has been elected for 4 consecutive terms in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 2009,2014,2019 &2024.
Kisan Shankar Kathore is politician from Ambernath,Thane,in Maharashtra state of India. He was Sarpanch of Sagaon Group Gram Panchayat (Tal-Ambernath) between 1978 and 1992. He also worked as President of Thane Zilla Parishad from 2002 to 2004. He moved from Nationalist Congress Party to Bharatiya Janata Party in October 2014.
Prashant Bansilal Bumb is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been elected thrice as a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Gangapur,Maharashtra Assembly constituency.
Mahesh Kisanrao Landge is an Indian politician. He is currently a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Bhosari Vidhan sabha constituency in the Pune district.
Ashish Nandkishore Jaiswal is an Indian politician and a member of the Shiv Sena from Nagpur district,Maharashtra. He is Member of Legislative Assembly from Ramtek Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nagpur,Maharashtra as independent member. He had been elected for three consecutive terms in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for 1999,2004 and 2009.
Shivendra Raje Bhosale is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj,founder of the Maratha Empire. He is heir to the Satara royal family.
Manjula Tulshiram Gavit is a politician from Dhule district,Maharashtra. She is current Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Sakri Vidhan Sabha constituency as an independent member. After elected she joined Shiv Sena in Presence of Udhav Thackeray. Post-Shiv Sena 2022 split,she joined Shiv Sena on 10/08/2024 in Dhule in presence of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
