The Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP) is a Marxist political party in Maharashtra,India. The party was founded in 1948,having its roots from the pre-Independence period and has around 10,000 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 Swatantra Bharat Paksh is a liberal political party in Maharashtra,India,established in 1994 by Sharad Anantrao Joshi. It claims its roots in the Swatantra Party of C. Rajagopalachari. It won one seat in the 2004 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha election,successfully contested by Wamanrao Chatap from the Rajura constituency. In total,the party had launched 7 candidates. Sharad Anantrao Joshi,the party's founder,represented the party and Maharasthra in the Rajya Sabha from 2004 to 2010.
Sharad Anantrao Joshi was an Indian politician who founded the Swatantra Bharat Paksh party and Shetkari Sanghatana,He was also a Member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Indian Parliament during the period 5 July 2004 till 4 July 2010. On 9 January 2010 he was the sole MP in Rajya Sabha to vote against the bill providing 33% reservation for women in Indian parliament and assemblies.
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.
Rashtriya Samaj Paksha is an Indian political party based in Maharashtra,founded in 2003. Mahadev Jankar was the founder and President of the party. Prabodhankar Govindram Shurnar,hailing from Nanded,has dedicated himself to social work in his community since 1990. Mr. Govindram Shurnar and Mahadev Janakar first met during an event in Mumbai,and this encounter paved the way for Mahadev Jankar to launch their endeavors in Marathwada,with the support of Govindram Shurnar. In the 1998 Lok Sabha elections in Nanded,Mahadev Jankar ran as a BSP candidate and garnered around 20,000 votes. Mr. Govindram Shurnar and their family played a significant role in managing the responsibilities for that election.
Swabhimani Paksha is a political party in Maharashtra,India,formed by Raju Shetti,as a political wing of the Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana after its split from the Shetkari Sanghatana led by Sharad Joshi in 2004. In 2004,Raju Shetti was elected to the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from Shirol constituency as a Swabhimani Paksha candidate. Later,he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 from Hatkanangle constituency. In 2019,Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar was elected to the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from Morshi constituency as a Swabhimani Paksha candidate.
Devappa Anna Shetti is an Indian Politician and former Member of Parliament of India from Hatkanangle constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha. He is the president of the Swabhimani Paksha,the political party which he founded in 2004,after separating from the Shetkari Sanghatana. He also founded Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana.
Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar is a legislator from the state of Maharashtra,India. He is currently cabinet Minister for Forests,Cultural Affairs and Fisheries in Maharashtra Government. He has earlier served as the Cabinet Minister of Finance &Planning and Forests departments in the Government of Maharashtra,Previously,he was the Maharashtra State President for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2010 to 2013 and the Minister of Tourism and Consumer Protection in the Government of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999. In 2014,he was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly to serve for a fifth consecutive term. He also holds additional charge as the Guardian Minister of Chandrapur and Wardha districts. In March 2024,he was announced as the BJP candidate for the Chandrapur constituency in the 2024 General Elections.
Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis is an Indian politician currently serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 30 June 2022,alongside Ajit Pawar. He previously held the position of Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 31 October 2014 to 12 November 2019. From 2019 to 2022,he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and was the President of BJP's Maharashtra state unit from 2013 to 2015. He became Chief Minister at the age of 44,making him the second-youngest in Maharashtra's history after Sharad Pawar. During the 2019 Maharashtra political crisis,he briefly held a second term as Chief Minister for 5 days before resigning on 28 November 2019. Fadnavis has been a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),He has represented the Nagpur South West constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly since 2009,having previously served Nagpur West from 1999 to 2009. Additionally,he held the position of Mayor of Nagpur from 1997 to 2001.
The 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 15 October 2014 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. After a 63.38% turnout in the election as hung verdict has occured with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shivsena (SHS) emerged as largest and second largest parties.
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.
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. In 2014,he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Maharashtra's Bhandara-Gondia Lok Sabha constituency. He won the election by a margin of 1.5 lakh votes,defeating the current MP,senior NCP leader,and former Union Minister Praful Patel.
Shankarrao Gadakh is Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Nevasa. Gadakh had wrested the Nevasa seat from the BJP in the 2019 assembly polls by defeating BJP candidate with a convincing margin. He is member of the Shiv Sena and former minister of Soil and Water Conservation in Government of Maharashtra.
Waris Pathan is an Indian politician and lawyer. He is the national spokesperson of the political party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). He previously served as an MLA for the AIMIM in Byculla,Mumbai.
Ashish Ranjeet Deshmukh was the member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represented the Katol Assembly Constituency. He rejoined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2023.Deshmukh is the son of former president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee and former Maharashtra minister Ranjeet Deshmukh. In December 2013,Deshmukh had undertaken an indefinite fast to press for formation of a separate Vidarbha state.
Charan Sovinda Waghmare is a politician who served as a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 2014 to 2019. He was elected as MLA from the Tumsar - Mohadi Assembly Constituency. And he is very likely known leader in his constituency. He belonged to the local established party Vikas Foundation as chairperson and he is the co-ordinator from East Vidarbha of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). In 2012,Waghmare was chairman of finance and works committee of Bhandara Zilla Parishad. In 2014 he was President of Bhandara District BJP.
Sanjay Yadaorao Dhote is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Rajura Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He had unsuccessfully contested the 2009 elections on Swatantra Bharat Paksha (SBP) ticket but lost to Subhash Dhote of the Indian National Congress. His 2014 victory has been described as an upset win. He has failed to provide employment for youths and his performance in assembly is not satisfactory.
KirtiKumar Mitesh Bhangdiya better known as Bunty Bhangdiya is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Chimur Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was the richest candidate from Vidarbha in the 2014 elections. Bhangdiya was founder and head of "Yuvashakti Sanghatna" a political organisation that held power in the Gadchiroli Zilla Parishad in 2014. In August 2014,Bhangdiya joined the BJP. He was the first BJP candidate to win from Chimur. In 2014 state election he won by margin of 25,155 votes by defeating the Congress candidate. In 2019 he again won from Chimur. He is known to be very close to Devendra Fadnavis. He was amongst the top 10 most working MLAs in Maharashtra.
Bramhapuri Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state,western India. This constituency is located in Chandrapur district,and is part of Gadchiroli–Chimur since the 2009 elections.
Ranjeet Arvindbabu Deshmukh was an Indian politician and Senior Congress leader. He 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.
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