Shiv Sena is a right-wing to far-right Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray. The party split in 2022 into Shiv Sena and Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena but was regained by Eknath Shinde led Faction.
The Nationalist Congress Party is one of the national parties in India. The party generally supports Indian nationalism and Gandhian secularism. It is the largest opposition party in Maharashtra and is also a significant party in other states.
Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He was the Minister of Home Affairs,Minister of Power in the Manmohan Singh government,and the Leader of the House in Lok Sabha until 26 May 2014. He previously served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 18 January 2003 to October 2004.
The Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP) is a Marxist political party in Maharashtra,India. The party was founded on 13.06.1948,having its roots from the pre-Independence period and has around 1,00,000 members. The influence of the party is largely limited to three districts. The party was founded in Maharashtra by Keshavrao Jedhe of Pune,Shankarrao More,Bhausaheb Raut of Mumbai,Nana Patil of Satara,Tulshidas Jadhav of Solapur,Dajiba Desai of Belgaum,Madhavrao Bagal of Kolhapur,P K Bhapkar and Datta Deshmukh of Ahmednagar,Vithalrao Hande and others.
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is a Regionalist far-right Indian political party based in the state of Maharashtra and operates on the ideology of "Hindutva" and "Marathi" Manus. It was founded on 9 March 2006 in Mumbai by Raj Thackeray after he left the Shiv Sena party due to differences with his cousin Uddhav Thackeray,who was the 19th Chief Minister Of Maharashtra and to his sidelining by the Shiv Sena in major decisions like distribution of election tickets.
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). In 2009,he was expelled from the Indian National Congress due to his rebellion in the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha election,2009 when he was denied a ticket to contest the election from his Amravati constituency in order to accommodate Mr. Raosaheb Shekhawat,the son of then President of India,Pratibha Patil. He was also the Minister of State for Finance and Planning,Public Works and Energy in the cabinet of the Government of Maharashtra (2004-2009). He was also the guardian minister for Amravati and Bhandara Districts of Vidarbha,Maharashtra from 2004-2009. Additionally,he also served as the ex-officio Vice-Chairman of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board's holding company and as the co-chairman of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd.
Ajit Anantrao Pawar is an Indian politician. He is the Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly,and was the 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra in his latest stint as a minister. He was guardian minister for the District of Pune,India.
Ashokrao Shankarrao Chavan is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is a son of ex.Maharashtra Chief Minister Mr.Shankarraoji Chavan. He is one of the most influential leaders of Indian National Congress in Maharashtra. 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.
Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is a senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party. Deshmukh served as the Minister for Home Affairs in Government of Maharashtra between 2019 and 2021. Deshmukh resigned in 2021 as the Home Minister of Maharashtra due to allegations of extortion and laundering charges and is currently in judicial custody.
Aaditya Uddhav Thackeray is an Indian Politician who served as a Cabinet Minister of Higher Education,Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment for the Government of Maharashtra. He is also an MLA of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Mumbai,Maharashtra. He is the son of Uddhav Thackeray,an Indian politician who served as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra,leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT),and grandson of Balasaheb Thackeray. He is the President of Yuva Sena,a youth wing of Shiv Sena. He was a Maharashtra Cabinet minister and was inducted as a cabinet minister in the state cabinet on 30 December 2019.
The Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently,288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies. The members of the upper house,the Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad are indirectly elected through an electoral college.
Subhash Desai is an Indian politician and leader of Shiv Sena from Maharashtra. He is a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council. He had represented Goregaon in 1990,2004 and 2009. Desai took charge as the Cabinet Minister of Industries in 2014. He was also the guardian minister of Aurangabad district.
Eknath Sambhaji Shinde is an Indian politician currently serving as the 20th and current Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 30 June 2022. He also serving as the Chairman of Shiv Sena since 18 February 2023. He was earlier the Cabinet Minister of Urban Development and Public Works in the Cabinet of Uddhav Thackeray from 2019 to 2022. He is a Member of Legislative Assembly from Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency of Thane,Maharashtra since 2009.
'Ranjeet Deshmukh,who has served as the agriculture minister in the Vilasrao Deshmukh cabinet between 1999-2004,had also held other portfolios. He had held the position as state unit president of the party on two occasions was the president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC). He was first elected to the MLA in 1985 from the Savner constituency.
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. Since a council of ministers had not been formed after no party could manage to form the government,President's rule was imposed in the state. On 23 November 2019,Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister. However both of them resigned on 26 November 2019 before the floor test and on 28 November 2019,Shiv Sena,NCP,and Congress formed the government under a new alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA),with Uddhav Thackeray as the Chief Minister. Subsequently,Uddhav Thackeray had to resign due to the Shiv Sena being split which was led by Eknath Shinde. Eknath Shinde is currently the Chief Minister with a BJP-Shiv Sena alliance with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as the deputy Chief Minister.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi or Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi,abbreviated as MVA,is a state-level political coalition formed after the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray of Shiv Sena,Sharad Pawar of the NCP and Sonia Gandhi of the INC,along with the support from the Samajwadi Party,PWPI,Prahar Janshakti Party,CPI(M) and several other political parties including Independent MLAs. MVA is currently the largest alliance in Maharashtra Legislative Council,and also the official opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
Vikramsinh Ranjitsinh Patankar is an Indian politician from Maharashtra,who was a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA),representing the Patan for five terms since 1983 to 2014,winning 1983,1985,1990,1995,1999 and 2009 elections. He is a senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party.
The Indian National Congress politician Vilasrao Deshmukh formed his first government after the 1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. The government consisted of Deshmukh's Congress party,Nationalist Congress Party,several smaller parties,and independent politicians. Deshmukh was sworn in on October 18,1999 and continued as Chief Minister until his resignation on January 16,2003.
Vilasrao Deshmukh of the Indian National Congress formed his second Maharashtra government after his party won the 2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections,in alliance with Nationalist Congress Party. Deshmukh had previously served as the State's Chief Minister from 1999 to 2003.
The Members of 14th Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra were elected in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election,with results announced on 21 October 2019.
