Although a parliamentary democracy, Indian politics has increasingly become dynastic, possibly due to the absence of a party organization, independent civil society associations that mobilize support for the party, and centralized financing of elections. [1] Family members have also led the Congress party for most of the period since 1978 when Indira Gandhi floated the then Congress(I) faction of the party. [2] It also is fairly common in many political parties in Maharashtra. [3] The dynastic phenomenon is seen from national level down to district level and even village level.The three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj established in the 1960s also helped to create and consolidate the dynastic phenomenon in rural areas. Apart from government, political families also control cooperative institutions, mainly cooperative sugar factories, district cooperative banks in the state, and since the 1980s private for profit colleges. [4] [5] The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party also features several senior leaders who are dynasts. [6] [7] In Maharashtra, the NCP has particularly high level of dynasticism. [7]
Below is a partial list of the political families of Maharashtra state in India.
The Ambedkar Family
The Bhosale Family, Satara
▪ Udayanraje Bhosale, Former Minister of State in Maharashtra Government. BJP Member of Rajya sabha
▪ Shivendrasinghraje Bhosale, Member of Legislative Assembly.
The Bhujbal Family
The Bhumre Family, Paithan
Tha Chavan family ( of Bhausaheb Sonba Anaji Chavan) first SC mayer of Pune Municipal corporation, political party RPI (1971-1972)
The Chavan Family (of Dajisaheb)
The Chavan Family (of Shankarrao)
The Dange Family
The Dandavate Family
The Danve Family
The Deshmukh Family
The Deora Family
The Dutt Family
The Desai Family (of Satara)
The Gadakh Family
The Gaikwad Family
The Gavai Family
The Gholap Family
The Khadse Family, Jalgaon
The Khan Family, Parbhani
The Khatal Patil Family, Sangamner
The Kshirsagar Family, Beed
sandep kshirsagar, grandson of kesharbai kshirsagar, MLA
The Mohite Family, Solapur
The Mahadik Family, Kolhapur
The Mahajan Family
The Munde Family
The Naik Family (of Vasantrao)
The Naik Family
The Pawar Family, Baramati
The Patil family Nilanga
The Vikhe Patil family Nagar
The Patil Family Kolhapur
The Patil Family Tasgaon (Sangli)
The Patil Family Sangali
The Purohit Family
The Paranjape Family
The Rane Family
The Satav Family, Hingoli
The Solanke Family, Beed ** Sundarrao Solanke - Patil, Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State (1978-1980), Unopposed MLA in 1972, First President of Beed Zilla Parishad.
The Shinde Family, Solapur
The Shirole (Patil) Family, Pune .
The Shinde family, Thane
The Siddique Family, Mumbai
The Thackeray Family, Mumbai
The Tatkare Family, Roha, Raigad
The Thorat Family, Ahmednagar
The Tambe Family, Ahmednagar
The Zanak Family
The Zakaria Family
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