Pasha Patel

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Pasha Patel
Constituency Latur
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CitizenshipIndian
Nationality Indian
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
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Pasha Patel is a former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. He is from the Bharatiya Janata Party. [1]

Political career

Patel began his political career with the Shetkari Sanghatana and was affiliated with the Nationalist Congress Party. [2] [3] Later, during 2001, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and the leader at the time, Gopinath Munde, due to differences with Sharad Joshi. [4] Later he was selected as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council for Latur.[ citation needed ]

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References

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