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Ajit Pawar | |
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![]() Pawar in 2024 | |
8th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
Assumed office 2 July 2023 Serving with Devendra Fadnavis | |
Governor | Ramesh Bais
C. P. Radhakrishnan |
Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde |
Ministry and Departments | |
Guardian Minister | Pune District |
Preceded by | Devendra Fadnavis |
In office 30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022[1] | |
Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
Ministry and Departments |
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Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | Devendra Fadnavis |
In office 23 November 2019 – 26 November 2019 | |
Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
Ministry and Departments |
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Preceded by | President's rule |
Succeeded by | Himself |
In office 25 October 2012 – 26 September 2014 | |
Governor |
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Chief Minister | Prithviraj Chavan |
Ministry and Departments | |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | President's rule |
In office 10 November 2010 – 25 September 2012 | |
Governor | |
Chief Minister | Prithviraj Chavan |
Ministry and Departments | |
Preceded by | Chhagan Bhujbal |
Succeeded by | Himself |
29th Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
In office 4 July 2022 – 2 July 2023 | |
Governor | |
Deputy | Balasaheb Thorat |
Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde |
Speaker of the House |
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Preceded by | Devendra Fadnavis |
Succeeded by | Jitendra Awhad (acting) |
Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
In office 24 February 2020 – 29 June 2022 | |
Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
Chairman | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar |
Deputy Leader | Subhash Desai |
Preceded by |
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Succeeded by | Devendra Fadnavis |
In office 11 November 2010 – 25 September 2012 | |
Governor | K. Sankaranarayanan |
Chairman | Shivajirao Deshmukh |
Preceded by | Chhagan Bhujbal |
Succeeded by | R. R. Patil |
Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
In office 30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022 | |
Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
Speaker of the House |
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Leader of the House | Uddhav Thackeray |
Preceded by | Girish Mahajan |
Succeeded by | Devendra Fadnavis |
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
In office 7 November 2009 – 10 November 2010 | |
Governor | |
Ministry and Departments |
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Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | |
In office 08 December 2008 – 06 November 2009 | |
Governor | |
Ministry and Departments |
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Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
In office 9 November 2004 – 1 December 2008 | |
Governor | |
Ministry and Departments |
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Chief Minister | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 1991 | |
Preceded by | Sharad Pawar |
Constituency | Baramati |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 3 May 1991 – 20 June 1991 | |
Preceded by | Shankarrao Bajirao Patil |
Succeeded by | Sharad Pawar |
Constituency | Baramati |
Personal details | |
Born | Deolali Pravara, Bombay State (now in Maharashtra), India | 22 July 1959
Political party | ![]() |
Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance (2023–present) |
Spouse | Sunetra Pawar |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Sahyog, Maharashtra, India |
Website | www |
Nickname | Ajit Dada |
Ajit Anantrao Pawar (Marathi pronunciation: [əd͡ʒit̪ pəʋaːɾ]; born 22 July 1959) is an Indian politician who is currently serving, alongside Devendra Fadnavis, the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2 July 2023.[2] He served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 2022 to 2023, and was a Member of the Parliament in the Lok Sabha in 1991, representing Baramati constituency.[3][4] He has also been a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly since 1991, representing Baramati constituency.[5][6]
He is the nephew of Sharad Pawar, the president of the Nationalist Congress Party and a four-time former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.[7][8] He has been Deputy Chief Minister of the state the most number of times and is currently serving his 5th term.[9] He has also been a Cabinet Minister in the Maharashtra government thrice: from 2004 to 2008, 2008–2009, and 2009–2010.
In 2019, he joined a government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party and became the Deputy Chief Minister; he claimed to have the support of a majority of the NCP's MLA's, but resigned from his post, alongside then-CM Devendra Fadnavis.[10] In 2023, he led another split in the NCP and became the Deputy Chief Minister in the cabinet of CM Eknath Shinde. Having the support of the majority of the erstwhile NCP's MLAs, he also claimed the position of president of the NCP, as well as the party's name and its electoral symbol.[11][12] On 7 February 2024, The Election Commission Of India (ECI) awarded the party name and symbol to the faction headed by Ajit.The faction led by Sharad Pawar will be henceforth known as Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar).[13]
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