Bal Keshav Thackeray,also known as Balasaheb Thackeray,was an Indian cartoonist and politician who founded the original Shiv Sena,a right-wing pro-Marathi and Hindu nationalist party active mainly in the state of Maharashtra.
Shiv Sena was a right-wing Marathi regionalist Hindutva-based political party in India founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray,who was later succeeded by Uddhav Thackeray. The party is split into two parties:the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena which has a new symbol of Mashaal (Torch) and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena (2022–Present) which has gotten hold of the original party name and the "bow and arrow" symbol.
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 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.His NCP was split by his nephew,Ajit Pawar
The Nationalist Congress Party is one of the state parties in India. It refers to the Ajit Pawar faction after the 2023 split in the party when the Supreme Court of India granted the original party name and symbol to the Nationalist Congress Party. It was one of the major political parties in Maharashtra and was a recognised state party in Nagaland and Kerala. In July 2023,majority of the elected MLAs and MLCs of the party led by Ajit Pawar joined the National Democratic Alliance government,however,all MPs except two remained loyal to Sharad Pawar. This caused a direct split between the Ajit Pawar-led faction and the founder and president Sharad Pawar who formed the Nationalist Congress Party after EC recognised the Ajit Pawar faction as the original party.
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.
Bhandup is a suburban locality in Mumbai,in the state of Maharashtra,India. The name Bhandup is derived from Bhandupeshwar,one of the names of the Hindu god Shiva. An old temple dedicated to Lord Shiva,the Bhandupeshwar Mahadev Mandir,is located in Bhandup (west) near Moti Bai Wadi IDUBS high school. Sonapur signal is north lead line on L.B.S. Marg and south is dockyard colony. Bhandup railway station is on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. A few fast trains stop at Bhandup station,mostly during the peak hours.
Navi Mumbai also called New Mumbai is a planned city next to Mumbai,located in the Konkan division of the western Indian state of Maharashtra,on the mainland of India. Navi Mumbai is situated across two districts,Thane &Raigad. It is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Area.
Narayan Tatu Rane is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg. He was former Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He former 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.
Uddhav Bal Thackeray is an Indian politician who served as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2019 to 2022 and the Leader of the House,Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 2019 to 2022. He is a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council since 2020,the president of Maha Vikas Aghadi since 2019 and the president of Shiv Sena (UBT) since 2022. He was also the leader (pramukh) of Shiv Sena from 2013 to 2022,working President from 2003 to 2013 and the editor-in-chief of Saamana from 2006 to 2019. During his tenure from 2019 to 2022,he was ranked as the most popular Chief Minister in India in a survey conducted out of 13 states. He successfully managed state's Covid-19 pandemic response as well as crisis management response to 2021 flash flood's.
Navneet Kaur Rana is an Indian politician and former actress,primarily known for her work in Telugu cinema. She was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) from Amravati in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate. In the 2024 elections,she contested from the same constituency on a BJP ticket but lost to Congress candidate Balwant Wankhede by a margin of 19,731 votes..
Sanjeev Ganesh Naik is an Indian politician who became the first mayor of the satellite city of Navi Mumbai at the age of 23. He was the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Member of the 15th Lok Sabha from Thane in Maharashtra state,elected in the 2009 Indian general election,and is the son of former guardian minister for Thane and NCP member Ganesh Naik.
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.
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.
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies. The Assembly meets at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai,though the winter session is held in Nagpur. Along with the Maharashtra Legislative Council,it comprises the legislature of Maharashtra. The presiding officer of the Assembly is the Speaker. Members of the Assembly are directly elected by the people of Maharashtra through elections held every five years,unless the Assembly is dissolved earlier. The current Assembly was elected in October 2019.
Shrikant Eknath Shinde is a member of the 17th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Kalyan constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Shiv Sena political party.
Eknath Sambhaji Shinde is an Indian politician who is serving as the 20th and current Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 30 June 2022. He is also serving at 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.
Vijay Chougule is Shiv Sena Politician from Navi Mumbai,Maharashtra. He was the Leader of Opposition of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. Also was Cidco Speaker in 2008.
Saleem Sarang is an Indian politician. He is serving as the Maharashtra State Vice-President of the Nationalist Congress Party since 23 November 2023. Previously he served as the National secretary of Nationalist Congress Party's Minority Department. He founded the Muslim Welfare Association and serving as its president since its inception.
The Members of 14th Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra were elected in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election,with results announced on 24 October 2019.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) (IAST:Śiva Sēnā(Uddhava bāḷāsāhēba ṭhākare);lit. 'Army of Shivaji,led by Uddhav Thackeray';abbr.SS (UBT)) is a Hindutva-based,Marathi regionalist,nationalist political party formed in 2022 under the leadership of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra,Uddhav Thackeray.
