Abhay Singh Chautala (born 14 February 1963) is an Indian politician. He was a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Ellenabad. He served as Leader of the Opposition in Haryana Legislative Assembly from 2014 to 2019. He has been elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly for four terms since 2010. He served as the 10th president of Indian Olympic Association. He also served as president of the Boxing Federation of India. He is grandson of Devi Lal, former deputy prime minister of India. He is the current president of Indian National Lok Dal.[2][3][4][5] Early life and education Chautala was born on 14 February 1963 in Chautala village of Sirsa district in the Indian state of Haryana. He studied at S.M. Hindu Senior Secondary School, Sonipat. He did Bachelor of Arts from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University. He has represented the state eight times in the national volleyball championship and won numerous medals.[2][6][7] Political career Chautala started his political career by getting elected as Upsarpanch (Deputy Sarpanch) of Chautala village. His notable ascent in the political arena came to the forefront in the year 2000 when he helped his father to clinch victory from Haryana's Rori Assembly constituency under the banner of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD).[7] In 2005, Chautala became the president of the District Council of Sirsa. In 2010, he emerged victorious in the Ellenabad Assembly constituency by-election following the arrest of his father, Om Prakash Chautala and his brother, Ajay Singh Chautala. After securing re-election as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in 2014, Chautala assumed the role of the Leader of Opposition within the Haryana Legislative Assembly. During the 2014 Indian general elections, Chautala guided the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) to secure 2 Lok Sabha seats amidst a formidable electoral surge favouring the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party wave. On 27 January 2021, Chautala resigned as the sole MLA from the party citing the BJP-led Union government’s refusal to accept farmers’ demands.[8][9] He was later re-elected from the Ellenabad constituency in a bypoll election on 2 November 2021.[10] Chautala lost the seat to Bharat Singh Beniwal of the Indian National Congress in the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election.[11] In April 2024, Chautala was nominated by his party to contest the 2024 Indian general election from the Kurukshetra constitiuency of Haryana, but he lost the election to Naveen Jindal of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[12][13] On 25 March 2025, he became the national president of the Indian National Lok Dal, succeeding his father Om Prakash Chautala.[14] Positions held in sports organisations Position Organization Year President Haryana Olympic Association[15] 2016-till date 1999-2012 1991-1995 President Haryana State Athletic Association[16] 2013-till date 1996-2008 President Haryana State Boxing Association[17] 2000-till date Chairman Indian Amateur Boxing Federation[18] 2012-2016 Patron in Chief All India Tug of War Federation 2008-2014 President Indian Olympic Association[19] 2012-2014 President Indian Boxing Federation[20] 2001-2012 Chef-De-Mission Indian Contingent, Guangzhou (China) Asian Games[21] 2010 Member Organizing Committee, Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi[22] 2010 Vice-President Asian Boxing Federation[23] 2004-2011 Vice-President Indian Olympic Association[19] 1991-2012 President Haryana State Volleyball Association 1991-2000 Secretary General Haryana State Volleyball Association 1985-1991 Personal life He married Supriya in March 1987, but she died under suspicious circumstances at the age of 19 on 11 November 1988. Later, he married Kanta Chautala and has two sons, Karan Singh Chautala and Arjun Singh Chautala. Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly In office 24 January 2010 – 8 October 2024 Preceded by Om Prakash Chautala Succeeded by Bharat Singh Beniwal Constituency Ellenabad Leader of Opposition Haryana Legislative Assembly In office October 2014 – March 2019[1] Preceded by Om Prakash Chautala Succeeded by Kiran Choudhry 10th President of Indian Olympic Association In office 5 December 2012 – 9 February 2014 Preceded by Vijay Kumar Malhotra (acting president) Succeeded by Narayana Ramachandran President of the Indian National Lok Dal Incumbent Assumed office 25 March 2025 Preceded by Om Prakash Chautala Personal details Born 14 February 1963 (age 63) Chautala, Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India) Party Indian National Lok Dal Spouse(s) Supriya (m. 1987; died 1988) Kanta Chautala Relations Chaudhary Devi Lal (grandfather) Ajay Singh Chautala (brother) Dushyant Chautala (nephew) Children 2, including Arjun Chautala Parent • Om Prakash Chautala (father) Occupation Politician

Dayanand Raghunath Sopte is an Indian politician and former member of Goa Legislative Assembly[1] from Mandrem assembly constituency. Dayanand Sopte Member of Goa Legislative Assembly In office 2017–2022 Constituency Mandrem Personal details Born 2 April 1964 (age 62) Parsem (Goa) Party Bharatiya Janata Party Other political affiliations Indian National Congress Education B. Com.

20th Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Sambhaji Shinde (born 9 February 1964)[2] is an Indian politician who has served as the 10th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra alongside Sunetra Pawar[3] under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. He is the chairman of Shiv Sena[4] since February 2023 and was the 20th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 30 June 2022 to 5 December 2024. He is also the Member of Legislative Assembly for the Kopri-Pachpakhadi Assembly constituency[5] of Thane, Maharashtra, since 2009 and was formerly the MLA of Thane constituency from 2004 to 2009. Shinde rose to prominence in June 2022 after leading a factional split within the Shiv Sena party, leading to the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis that resulted in the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition government in Maharashtra. Shinde and a group of rebel MLAs withdrew support from the MVA, pledging support to the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) instead, which was in opposition at the time. After the resignation of the-then Chief Minister and leader of the MVA, Uddhav Thackeray without facing the floor test,[6] Eknath Shinde was sworn-in as Chief Minister on June 30, 2022. In February 2023, the Election Commission of India (ECI) ruled in favor of Shinde’s faction, granting it the official Shiv Sena name and the party symbol, based on its legislative majority and the 2019 electoral performance.[7] The Thackeray faction challenged the defection before the Supreme Court of India and sought disqualification of the rebel MLAs.[8] In May 2023, the Court delivered a unanimous verdict declaring the decisions of the then Governor, Bhagat Singh Koshyari to demand a floor test was illegal.[9] While the Court did not reverse the ECI’s decision or disqualify the MLAs directly, it held that the then Maharashtra Legislative Speaker, Rahul Narwekar's recognition of Shinde’s faction as the original Shiv Sena was not in accordance with constitutional principles.[9][10] Shinde served as Chief Minister till the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, in coalition with the Mahayuti alliance. In the 2024 Assembly elections, the BJP was voted at the largest political party. Following the election, Shinde was sworn in to the role of Deputy Chief Minister, with Fadnavis returning to the role as Chief Minister for his third term. Early life Eknath Shinde hails from 'Dare Tamb' village, Mahabaleshwar taluka in Satara, Maharashtra, and belongs to the Kshatriya Maratha community.[11][12] His family moved to Thane. He studied until 11th standard at Mangala High School & Junior College, Thane.[13] Shinde left school to support his family financially and worked as an auto-rickshaw driver before joining politics.[14] He later resumed his education after joining the First Fadnavis ministry in 2014 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University in 2020.[15][16][17] Shinde was awarded an honorary D.Litt. (Doctor of Literature) by D.Y. Patil University at the convocation of the university in Navi Mumbai on 28 March 2023, at the hands of Maharashtra governor Ramesh Bais and university chancellor Vijay Patil.[18] Political career Entry into politics Shinde was introduced to politics by then Thane Shiv Sena President Anand Dighe in early 1980.[19] Initially, he was leading the Shiv Sena agitation in the Wagle Estate. He became one of the prominent labour leader in the region.[20] After recognition from Dighe, in 1984 he became a Shakha Pramukh in Thane.[21] In 1997, he was elected to the Thane Municipal Corporation as a corporator for the first time. Shinde became successor to Dighe's legacy after his death in 2001.[22] Later in 2001 he was elected to the post of the Leader of the House of the Thane Municipal Corporation.[23] In 2002 he was re-elected to the Thane Municipal Corporation for the second time. Maharashtra Legislative Assembly & ministries He has been elected as Member of Legislative Assembly since 2004 for four consecutive terms. • 2004 : Elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the first time • 2005 : Appointed as the Thane district head of Shiv Sena. First MLA to have been appointed at such a coveted post in the party • 2009 : Re-elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly [24] • 2014 : Re-elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly [24][25] October 2014 – December 2014: Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly** 2014 – 2019: Cabinet Minister of PWD (PU) in Maharashtra State Government[23] 2014 – 2019: Appointed as the guardian minister of Thane District 2018 : Appointed as a Leader of Shiv Sena Party [26] 2019 : Cabinet Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare (Marathi: सार्वजनिक आरोग्य आणि कुटुंब कल्याण) in Maharashtra State Government [27] • 2019 : Elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the fourth consecutive time • 2019 : Appointed as the minister of Urban Development and Public Works (Public Undertakings)[28] • 2019 : Appointed as the Minister of Home Affairs (Acting) (28 November 2019 – 30 December 2019) • 2020 : Appointed as the guardian minister of Thane district[29] • 2022 : Appointed as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra by the Governor of Maharashtra.[30] • 2024: Re-elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[31] Sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 5 December 2024. Role in 2022 Maharashtra political crisis Main article: 2022 Maharashtra political crisis Shinde was in favour of breaking the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance and reestablishing an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party.[32] He requested Uddhav Thackeray to break the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance due to ideological differences.[33] Few Shiv Sena members alleged that their complaints were ignored by Uddhav Thackeray.[34][35] Shinde was able to gather 2/3rd of members from his party to support his request.[36] The crisis began on 21 June 2022 when Shinde and several other MLAs of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition moved to Surat in the BJP-governed Gujarat, throwing the coalition into a chaos.[37][38][39] As a result of Shinde's revolt, Uddhav Thackeray resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Maharashtra and said that he will also resign from the Maharashtra Legislative Council.[40][41] Shinde successfully reestablished an alliance with the BJP and was sworn in as the 20th Chief minister, with Bharatiya Janata Party's Devendra Fadnavis being sworn as the Deputy Chief Minister.[42][43] Leader of Shiv Sena Shiv Sena leadership dispute After Eknath Shinde established the government, he started using the Shiv Sena name and symbols without Uddhav Thackrey's permission. This created issues as Uddhav Thackeray also claimed to be the leader of Shiv Sena. Uddhav's faction challenged this in court, which was eventually moved to the Election Commission of India. The Commission recognized Eknath Shinde's faction as the real Shiv Sena party, which ended the leadership dispute.[44] The Election Commission also found the changes made to the Shiv Sena party constitution in 2018, under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray, to be undemocratic. The amendments centralized the party's control and were criticized for not allowing free, fair, and transparent elections for the party positions.[45] Political legitimacy On 4 February 2024, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar ruled that Shinde's faction was the "real Shiv Sena" political party. This decision was a significant setback for the rival faction led by former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.[46] Electoral performance Under Shinde's leadership, his faction of the Shiv Sena performed well in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The party secured 7 seats, demonstrating a higher success rate compared to their alliance partner, the BJP, which won 9 seats in Maharashtra.[47] This electoral success helped consolidate Shinde's position within the state's political landscape. Personal life On 2 June 2000, their son (aged 11, born 1989) and daughter Shubhada (aged 8, born 1992) went boating in a lake near their native village in Maharashtra. The boat overturned, and both children died by drowning. Shinde went into a period of depression for several months. Anand Dighe provided emotional support to Shinde and entrusted him with greater responsibility in order to keep his mind occupied and away from depression.[48] Their surviving child, Shrikant Shinde, is an orthopaedic surgeon who has also been the elected Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha from the Kalyan constituency since 2014 (re-elected in 2019 and 2024).[49] Popular culture Dharmaveer, a 2022 Indian Marathi-language biographical drama film by Pravin Tarde, covered Anand Dighe and Eknath Shinde's life.[50][51] Kshitish Date played the role of Eknath Shinde.[52] Eknath Shinde has a starring role in Dharmaveer as one of Dighe’s most loyal foot soldiers.[53] In September 2024, sequel called Dharmaveer 2 was launched in which Eknath Shinde himself played a last scene cameo before the end of the film. 10th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Incumbent Assumed office 5 December 2024 Serving with Ajit Pawar (until 28 January 2026) Sunetra Pawar (from 31 January 2026) Governor • C. P. Radhakrishnan • Acharya Devvrat (additional charge) • Jishnu Dev Varma Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Ministry and Departments • Urban Development • Housing • Public Works (including Public Enterprises) Preceded by Devendra Fadnavis 20th Chief Minister of Maharashtra In office 30 June 2022 – 5 December 2024 Governor • Bhagat Singh Koshyari • Ramesh Bais • C. P. Radhakrishnan Cabinet Eknath Shinde ministry Preceded by Uddhav Thackeray Succeeded by Devendra Fadnavis State ministerial portfolios 2014–2022 • • • Leader of the House in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly In office 3 July 2022 – 5 December 2024 Deputy Devendra Fadnavis Ajit Pawar Preceded by Uddhav Thackeray Succeeded by Devendra Fadnavis 19th Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly In office 12 November 2014 – 5 December 2014 Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Preceded by Eknath Khadse Succeeded by Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Incumbent Assumed office 22 October 2009 Preceded by Constituency established Constituency Kopri-Pachpakhadi In office 17 October 2004 – 22 October 2009 Preceded by Moreshwar Joshi Succeeded by Rajan Vichare Constituency Thane Chairperson (Mukhya Neta) of Shiv Sena Incumbent Assumed office 17 February 2023 Preceded by Uddhav Thackeray (as Pramukh) Leader of Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena In office 10 October 2022 – 17 February 2023 Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Position abolished 33th Leader of the House in Maharashtra Legislative Council Incumbent Assumed office 9 December 2024 Deputy Pankaja Munde Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Chairman Ram Shinde Preceded by Devendra Fadnavis Personal details Born Eknath Sambhaji Shinde 9 February 1964 (age 62) Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, India Citizenship India Party Shiv Sena Other political affiliations Maha Yuti (2022–present; 2014–2019) National Democratic Alliance (2022–present; 1999–2019) Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (2022–2023) Shiv Sena (1999–2022) Spouse Lata Shinde Children 3 (including Shrikant Shinde)[1] Education Bachelor of Arts Alma mater Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University Occupation Politician

Govindapadi Kanthasami Mani, popularly known as G. K. Mani, is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He served as the president of Pattali Makkal Katchi, a caste-based political party in Tamil Nadu, from 1997 to 2022.[1] G. K. Mani's was proposed to be the Party President by PMK founder Dr. S. Ramadoss during the party's general body meeting in 1997. Later that year he was elected as the Party's President.[2][3] G. K. Mani, was born in Govindapadi Village, Kolathur, Salem District, and belongs to the Vanniyar community. His involvement in social work began as teacher in a Govt. Aided School in his village. He subsequently joined the Social Service Society (SSS), which was later merged with the Vanniyar Sangam, a social organization founded by Dr. S. Ramadoss that aimed to provide the Vanniyar community with social and economic mobility. In 1986, G. K. Mani, was first one to be elected as Union Chairman for Kolathur under the Vanniyar Sangam Banner. He is the first political representative from Vanniyar Sangam even before the PMK party was formed, and was a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Pennagaram constituency, having been elected most recently in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections. He had represented Pennagaram three times; he was first elected in 1996,[4] reelected in 2001, and again 2021. He was also elected once from Mettur constituency in 2006. When PMK borke in 2025 he alliened himself with Ramadoss faction, Ayya Pattali Makkal Katchi.

Jayant Rajarambapu Patil (born 16 February 1962) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He has been representing Islampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for more than three decades. He was the Cabinet minister of the Water Resources Department in Uddhav Thackeray ministry. Earlier, he served as the Rural Development Minister (2009 to 2014), the Finance Minister (1999 to 2008) and the Home Minister (2008 to 2009) of Maharashtra.[1] Early life and education Patil is the younger son of former Maharashtra cabinet minister and veteran Congress leader, Rajarambapu Patil. After his victory in the 1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election his father named him as Jayant, which means victory.[2][3] He completed his bachelor in civil engineering from the Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute and later did his masters at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, US. He returned to India after the death of his father in 1984.[3] He served as the President of the Kasegaon Education Society and the chairman of the Walwa Sugar Cooperation.[4] Entry into politics Patil became an MLA for the first time winning the 1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress from Walwa in the Sangli District. Since then, he has represented Islampur-Walwa constituency seven times.[5] After the split from Congress in 1999, the Patil Troika joined Sharad Pawar.[6] Formation of Nationalist Congress Party In 1999, after the 12th Lok Sabha was dissolved and elections to the 13th Lok Sabha were called, Sharad Pawar, P. A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar demanded that the party needed to propose someone native-born as the prime ministerial candidate and not the Italian-born Sonia Gandhi, who had entered party politics and replaced Sitaram Kesri as Congress president. In response, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) expelled the trio for six years from the party.[7] In response Pawar and Sangma founded the Nationalist Congress Party in June 1999. Despite the falling out, the new party aligned with the Congress party to form a coalition government in Maharashtra after the 1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election to prevent the Shiv Sena-BJP combine from returning to power.[8] Sharad Pawar, however, did not return to state politics and Vilasrao Deshmukh of Congress was chosen as Chief Minister, with Chagan Bhujbal representing the NCP as the Deputy Chief Minister along with Home Affairs and Jayant Patil as the Finance Minister. In government Jayant Patil became the youngest finance minister of Maharashtra, presenting his first budget at the age of 39. He went on to present the Maharashtra budget ten times consecutively.[9] In 2001, Jayant Patil met with a severe accident near Bangalore and had to undergo multiple operations on his fractured legs and used a wheelchair for several months. He presented the finance budget of 2001 while still recovering.[10] In the aftermath of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, Patil held the Home portfolio for a brief while in the First Ashok Chavan ministry.[11][12] In 2009, Jayant Patil was sworn in as the Rural Development Minister in the Second Ashok Chavan ministry and continued with the same in the Prithviraj Chavan ministry.[13] In his tenure he implemented e-panchayats.[14] The scheme improved the tax collection and plantation of over 1 crore trees was also planned.[15] Present political career He retained his seat in the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, when NCP was reduced to just 41 seats. In 2018 he was unanimously elected as the State President of NCP replacing Sunil Tatkare.[16] In August 2019, he launched and spearheaded the Shiv Swarajya Yatra from Shivneri, the birthplace of Chharapati Shivaji, at Junnar, Pune.[17] In the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, BJP won 105 seats, SHS won 56, NCP won 54 seats and INC won 42 seats.[18] The President's rule was later revoked and the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, formed a government with the help of a small fraction of the Nationalist Congress Party, led by Ajit Pawar.[19] After three days, Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar resigned. A new government was formed by the Maha Vikas Aghadi, a new alliance of Shiv Sena, the Indian National Congress, and the Nationalist Congress Party with Uddhav Thackeray as the Chief Minister. Jayant Patil was one of the first 6 to be sworn-in in the MVA Government.[20] He became a Cabinet Minister for the 4th time with the portfolio of Water Resources & Command Area Development. Additionally, he was elected as the leader of the NCP Legislative Party in the Vidhan Sabha in place of Ajit Pawar on 24 November 2019.[20] He is also the Guardian Minister of Sangli. In June 2020, in celebration of 21 years of NCP, Jayant Patil under the guidance of Sharad Pawar, launched the Rashtravadi Paksh Abhipray, an internal party digital feedback campaign. In April 2018, appointed State president of Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) and re-appointed National president of Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (2024–present). In the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, BJP won 132 seats and NCP(SP) won just 10 seats. Personal life Jayant Patil is married to Shailaja Patil. They have two sons, Prateek Patil and Rajvardhan Patil. He lives in Mumbai and Uran Islampur State President of NCP (Sharad Pawar) – Maharashtra In office 8 February 2024 – 15 July 2025 National President NCP(SP) Sharad Pawar Succeeded by Shashikant Shinde Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Incumbent Assumed office 22 October 2009 Governor • S. C. Jamir • K. Sankaranarayanan • Om Prakash Kohli (additional charge) • C. Vidyasagar Rao • Bhagat Singh Koshyari • Ramesh Bais • C. P. Radhakrishnan • Acharya Devvrat additional charge Speaker of the House • Babasaheb Kupekar • Dilip Walse-Patil • Haribhau Bagade • Nana Patole • Zirwal Narhari Sitaram (Acting) • Rahul Narwekar Preceded by Constituency Created Parliamentary group Nationalist Congress Party Constituency Islampur In office 1990–2009 Governor • Chidambaram Subramaniam • P.C. Alexander • Mohammed Fazal • S.M. Krishna Speaker of the House • Arun Gujarathi • Babasaheb Kupekar Preceded by Nagnath Naikwadi Succeeded by Constituency Abolished Constituency Walva Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra In office 30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022 Minister • Water Resources • Command Area Development Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari Cabinet Thackeray ministry Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Deputy CM Ajit Pawar Guardian Minister • Sangli District Preceded by • Girish Mahajan Succeeded by Devendra Fadnavis In charge In office 28 November 2019 – 30 December 2019 Minister • Finance • Planning • Housing • Public Health and Family Welfare • Co-operation • Marketing • Labour • Food, Civil Supplies • Consumer Protection • Minority Development and Aukaf Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari Cabinet Thackeray ministry Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Preceded by • Sudhir Mungantiwar (Finance Ministry) • Sudhir Mungantiwar (Planning Ministry) • Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (Housing Ministry) • Eknath Shinde (Public Health and Family Welfare Ministry) • Subhash Sureshchandra Deshmukh (Co-operation Ministry) • Ram Shinde (Marketing Ministry) • Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar (Food, Civil Supplies Ministry) • Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar (Consumer Protection Ministry) • Vinod Tawde (Minority Development and Aukaf Ministry) Succeeded by • Ajit Pawar (Finance Ministry) • Ajit Pawar (Planning Ministry) • Jitendra Awhad (Housing Ministry) • Rajesh Tope (Public Health and Family Welfare Ministry) • Shamrao Pandurang Patil (Co-operation Ministry) • Shamrao Pandurang Patil (Marketing Ministry) • Chhagan Bhujbal (Food, Civil Supplies Ministry) • Chhagan Bhujbal (Consumer Protection Ministry) • Nawab Malik (Minority Development and Aukaf Ministry) Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly In office 23 December 2014 – 20 April 2018 Governor • C. Vidyasagar Rao • Ramesh Bais Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Leader of the Opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil Speaker of the House Haribhau Bagade Succeeded by Shashikant Shinde Leader of NCP Legislative Party Maharashtra Legislature Incumbent Assumed office 24 November 2019 National President Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar Preceded by Ajit Pawar Parliamentary group Nationalist Congress Party Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra In office 11 November 2010 – 26 September 2014 Minister • Rural Development. • Labour • Ports Development Governor • Kateekal Sankaranarayanan • Om Prakash Kohli (additional charge) • C. Vidyasagar Rao Cabinet Prithviraj Chavan ministry Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Deputy CM Ajit Pawar Guardian Minister • Sangli District • Akola District Preceded by • Himself (Rural Development Ministry) • Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar (Labour Ministry) • Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil (Ports Development Ministry) Succeeded by • Pankaja Munde (Rural Development Ministry) • Sanjay Kute (Labour Ministry) • Devendra Fadnavis CM (Ports Development Ministry) In office 7 November 2009 – 9 November 2010 Minister • Rural Development. • Environment and climate change. • Ministry of State Border Defence (Maharashtra) (Second) Governor • S. C. Jamir • K. Sankaranarayanan Cabinet Second Ashok Chavan ministry Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Deputy CM Chhagan Bhujbal Guardian Minister • Mumbai City District Preceded by • R. R. Patil (Rural Development Ministry) • Ganesh Naik (Environment and Climate Change Ministry) • Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil (Ministry of State Border Defence (Maharashtra) Succeeded by • Himself (Rural Development Ministry) • Sanjay Deotale (Environment and Climate Change Ministry) • Sunil Tatkare (Ministry of State Border Defence (Maharashtra) In office 8 December 2008 – 6 November 2009 Minister • Home Affairs Governor • S. C. Jamir Cabinet First Ashok Chavan ministry Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Deputy CM Chhagan Bhujbal Preceded by R. R. Patil DCM Succeeded by R. R. Patil In office 1 November 2004 – 4 December 2008 Minister • Finance • Special Assistance • Special Backward Classes Welfare Governor • Mohammed Fazal • S. M. Krishna • S. C. Jamir Cabinet Second Deshmukh ministry Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh Deputy CM R. R. Patil Preceded by • Himself (Finance Ministry) • Sushilkumar Shinde CM (Special Assistance Ministry) • Surupsingh Hirya Naik (Special Backward Classes Welfare Ministry) Succeeded by • Dilip Walse-Patil (Finance Ministry) • Nawab Malik (Special Assistance Ministry) • Ganesh Naik (Special Backward Classes Welfare Ministry) In office 18 January 2003 – 4 November 2004 Minister • Finance Governor • Mohammed Fazal Cabinet Sushilkumar Shinde ministry Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Deputy CM • Chhagan Bhujbal (2003) • Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil (2003-04) Preceded by Himself Succeeded by Himself In office 18 October 1999 – 16 January 2003 Minister • Finance • Planning Governor • P. C. Alexander • Mohammed Fazal Cabinet First Deshmukh ministry Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh Deputy CM • Chhagan Bhujbal Preceded by • Eknath Khadse (Finance Ministry) • Eknath Khadse (Planning Ministry) Succeeded by • Himself (Finance Ministry) • Sushilkumar Shinde CM (Planning Ministry) Personal details Born Jayant Rajaram Patil 16 February 1962 (age 64) Party • NCP (SP) (2024-present) Other political affiliations Nationalist Congress Party (1999-2024) Indian National Congress (Before 1999) Spouse Shailaja Patil Children (2 Sons) Prateek Patil Rajvardhan Patil Parent • Rajarambapu Patil (father) Alma mater Balmohan Vidyamandir Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (B.Tech) Occupation Politician Website https://www.jayantpatil.com/

Keisham Meghachandra Singh (born 1 March 1973) is an Indian politician from Manipur.[1][2][3] and Member of Manipur Legislative Assembly from Wangkhem Assembly constituency.[4] He won the 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election from Wangkhem, getting 11,293 votes against his nearest competitor NEIDP's Yumnam Nabachandra Singh's 8,413 votes.[5][6]He served as President of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee from 2022 till 2026. Personal life He was born on 1 March 1973 in Yairipok. Leader of Congress Legislative Party, Manipur Incumbent Assumed office 5 February 2026 Deputy Kangujam Ranjit Singh Preceded by Okram Ibobi Singh President of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee In office 30 March 2022 – 5 February 2026 Preceded by N Loken Singh Succeeded by Okram Ibobi Singh Member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Incumbent Assumed office 2007 Preceded by Nimai Chand Luwang Constituency Wangkhem Personal details Born 1 March 1973 (age 53) Yairipok Party Indian National Congress Spouse Smt. Keisham Ongbi Robita Devi Children 2 Sons, 1 Daughter Parent Keisham Kullabidhu Singh(Father) Keisham Chandramukhi Devi(Mother) Education 1st Class (Hons) Graduate, M. A. (Pol.Sc.) Profession Social Worker

Naina Singh Chautala is an Indian politician from Jannayak Janata Party and a former member of Haryana Legislative Assembly from Badhra. Previously (2014-2019), she was the member of Indian National Lok Dal and represented Dabwali in Haryana Legislative Assembly.[1] She is married to Ajay Singh Chautala and mother of Dushyant Chautala and Digvijay Chautala. She is the third and last daughter of Ch. Bhim Singh Godara and Smt. Kantadevi Godara. She was one of the four MLAs who joined her son's party Jannayak Janta Party after a split in Indian National Lok Dal Naina Singh Chautala Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly In office 2019–2024 Preceded by Sukhvinder Sheoran Succeeded by Umed Singh Constituency Badhra In office 2014-2019 Preceded by Ajay Singh Chautala Succeeded by Amit Sihag Chautala Constituency Dabwali Personal details Born 8 December 1966 (age 59) Daroli, Hisar, Haryana, India Citizenship Indian Party Jannayak Janata Party Other political affiliations Indian National Lok Dal (till December 2018) Spouse Ajay Singh Chautala Children Dushyant Chautala, Digvijay Chautala Profession Politician

Pratap Keshari Deb (born 16 October 1972) is an Indian politician from the state of Odisha. In May 2017, he won a bypoll to the Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha constituency which was vacated by Bishnu Charan Das when he was appointed chairman of Odisha State Planning Board. Pratap Deb filed a nomination and won the seat uncontested on 18 May 2017. He will complete the remainder of his term on 1 July 2022.[5][6] Pratap Keshari Deb is a member of 16th Assembly of Odisha (2019 - 2024) elected from Aul. Deb had defeated his nearest Congress rival Devendra Sharma by a margin of 55,601 votes.[7] He was inducted into Naveen Patnaik's Cabinet as Industries, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Energy Minister in June 2022. Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly Incumbent Assumed office June 2019 Preceded by Devendra Sharma (Congress) Constituency Aul MP of Rajya Sabha for Odisha Preceded by Bishnu Charan Das, BJD Constituency Odisha Personal details Born 16 October 1972 (age 53) Party BJD Parent(s) Lt. Sarat Kumar Deb (Father),[1] Sushree Devi (Mother) [2] Alma mater B.A. from Ramjas College, 12th from Rajkumar College, Raipur [3] Profession Social Work, Agriculture, Pisci Culture

Captain Sachin Rajesh Pilot (born 7 September 1977) is an Indian politician. A member of the Indian National Congress, he has been serving as Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Tonk since 2018. He has previously served as Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Corporate Affairs and Communication and IT in the Government of India[1] under Manmohan Singh.[2][3] Additionally he served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 2018 to 2020 under Ashok Gehlot. Pilot became the youngest citizen of India to become Member of Parliament at the age of 26.[4] Pilot was born to late Congress leader Rajesh Pilot and Rama Pilot. He was previously a member of the Indian Parliament for Ajmer in 2009 and Dausa constituencies of Rajasthan, becoming the youngest member of parliament when he was elected from the latter seat in 2004, aged 26. He was unseated from the Lok Sabha during the 2014 election from Ajmer constituency.[5] He served as the Minister of Corporate Affairs in the UPA-2 government tenure from (2012 to 2014).[6] He studied at Air Force Bal Bharati School, New Delhi, and holds a B.A. from St. Stephens College, University of Delhi, a diploma in marketing from I.M.T. Ghaziabad and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.[7] He was employed with the Delhi Bureau of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and then with American multinational corporation General Motors for two years.[8] Early life Sachin Pilot was born on 7 September 1977 to the late Congress leader Rajesh Pilot (born Rajeshwar Prasad Bidhuri) and Rama Pilot. He belongs to the Bidhuri clan of the Gurjar community. His ancestral village is Vaidpura in Uttar Pradesh.[9][10] Career Pilot receives the President of Malawi Bingu wa Mutharika in New Delhi, c. 2010. In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, Pilot was elected from the Dausa constituency. At the age of 26, he became the youngest MP in India.[11] In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, he defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party's Kiran Maheshwari by a margin of 76,596 votes and won the seat of Ajmer.[12] Pilot was a member of the Lok Sabha's Standing Committee on Home Affairs and member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. In 2012, he became the Minister of Corporate Affairs in the second Manmohan Singh ministry.[13] In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he was again nominated from the Ajmer constituency and was defeated by a margin of 1,71,983 votes by Bharatiya Janata Party's sitting MLA Sanwarlal Jat.[14] In 2014, he was appointed the President of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee.[11] Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan Early times In the 2018 Legislative Assembly elections, Pilot won from the Tonk seat, after defeating Yunus Khan by a margin of 54,179 votes.[15] It was speculated that Pilot, who was considered instrumental in the Congress's victory in the state,[11] would be given the post of chief minister.[16][17] On 17 December 2018, he was sworn in as Deputy chief Minister of Rajasthan under Ashok Gehlot.[18] 2020 political crisis See also: 2020 Rajasthan political crisis On 13 July 2020, Pilot's office issued a statement saying that the government of chief minister Ashok Gehlot was in a minority.[19] An aide of Pilot's indicated that he would not be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party.[20] On 14 July 2020, the Indian National Congress sacked Pilot as the Deputy Chief Minister and Rajasthan Congress President for his revolt against the party and its leadership.[21] After his revolt there was speculation that he would join the BJP, like his former colleague Jyotiraditya Scindia, but on 15 July 2020 he rejected the rumours and stated: "I am still a member of the Congress party".[22] The Rajasthan Speaker, C.P. Joshi, issued notices to 19 dissident Congress MLAs including Pilot on 14 July 2020 after the Rajasthan Congress passed a resolution that they be disqualified from the state Assembly as they had defied a party whip to attend two Congress Legislature Party meetings.[23][24] Pilot challenged this notice in the Rajasthan High Court on 17 July 2020. The High Court asked the Speaker to defer action on disqualification notices till 21 July 2020.[25] The High Court ordered "status quo" to be maintained, essentially putting the disqualification procedure on hold, on 24 July 2020. Post 2020 In 2023, before the 2024 Indian general elections Pilot was appointed the general secretary for the Chhattisgarh Congress. Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Incumbent Assumed office 17 December 2018 Preceded by Ajit Singh Mehta Constituency Tonk General Secretary of Indian National Congress for Chhattisgarh Incumbent Assumed office 23 December 2023 President Mallikarjun Kharge Preceded by Kumari Selja 4th Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan In office 17 December 2018 – 14 July 2020 Governor Kalyan Singh Kalraj Mishra Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Ministry and Departments • Public Works Department • Rural Development & Panchayati Raj • Science & Technology • Statistic Succeeded by Diya Kumari Prem Chand Bairwa President of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee In office 13 January 2014 – 14 July 2020 National President Sonia Gandhi Rahul Gandhi Preceded by C. P. Joshi Succeeded by Govind Singh Dotasra Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Corporate Affairs In office 29 October 2012 – 24 May 2014 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Preceded by Veerappa Moily Succeeded by Arun Jaitley Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology In office 28 May 2009 – 28 October 2012 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 Preceded by Rasa Singh Rawat Succeeded by Sanwar Lal Jat Constituency Ajmer, Rajasthan In office 17 May 2004 – 16 May 2009 Preceded by Rama Pilot Succeeded by Kirodi Lal Meena Constituency Dausa, Rajasthan Personal details Born Sachin Rajesh Pilot 7 September 1977 (age 48) Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India Party Indian National Congress Spouse Sara Abdullah (m. 2004; div. 2023) Children 2 (Ahaan Pilot , Vehaan Pilot) Parent(s) Rajesh Pilot (father) Rama Pilot (mother) Alma mater St. Stephen's College, Delhi (B.A.) I.M.T. Ghaziabad (PGDM) Pennsylvania University (MBA) Profession Indian Politician Military service Allegiance India Branch/service Indian Army Years of service 2011–present Rank Captain Unit Territorial Army

Sellur K. Raju is an Indian politician and served as Member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly for the Madurai West constituency since 2011. He represents the AIADMK party. This was his first election and he won by securing 59 percentage of vote in Madurai west Constituency. He was the minister for Co-operation, which includes Co-operation, Statistics and Ex-service welfare. Personal life Raju lives in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He has a B.Sc. degree from Kamaraj University.[1] Raju was admitted to MIOT Hospital-Chennai on 8 July 2020 for COVID-19 treatment and has made a complete recovery. He was discharged from the hospital on 17 July.[2] Political career He first won the Madurai (West) constituency in the state legislative elections in 2011 and has represented the party since.[3] In 2016, Raju ran on a ticket, where he promised to turn Madurai into Sydney in a matter of 18 months as part of a smart city mission.[4] He publicly stated his admiration for Rajinikanth when Rajinikanth had finally announced his political plunge in 2018.[5] Later, he stated that Rajinikanth might be able to win over Karaikudi aachi (elderly woman) but not Tamil Nadu aatchi (regime). Thermocol Controversy In 2017, Raju used thermocol sheets to float in the Vaigai reservoir to conserve water. He had said that ₹10 lakh had been allocated for the experiment to cover a portion of the dam in order to reduce water loss due to evaporation. The sheets were swept away by strong winds just moments after Raju set pieces of polystyrene afloat. Social media reacted quickly, mocking him and the officials for coming up with such an idea. Sellur K. Raju Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly In office 16 May 2011 – 5 May 2026 Preceded by K. S. K. Rajendran Constituency Madurai West Personal details Born 7 October 1952 (age 73) Sellur, Tamil Nadu, India Party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam