Bhai Jagtap
Bhai Jagtap | |
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| Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 17 August 2022 | |
| Governor | |
| Leader of the Opposition | Ambadas Danve |
| Chairmen of the House | Neelam Gorhe Acting |
| Preceded by | Niranjan Davkhare |
| President of Mumbai Regional Congress Committee | |
| In office 19 December 2020 – 9 June 2023 | |
| National President Indian National Congress | Sonia Gandhi (Interim) Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Preceded by | Eknath Gaikwad |
| Succeeded by | Varsha Gaikwad |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office January 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party |  Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Tejaswani Jagtap |
| Children | Manali Jagtap and Namita Jagtap |
| Occupation | Politician |
Bhai Jagtap (birth name Ashok Arjunrao Jagtap) is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress from Mumbai Maharashtra. He is a two term Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) and a one term Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (MLA). He formerly served as the President of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee.
Political career
Jagtap started his political career as a trade union leader. His Bharatiya Kamgar Karmachari Mahasangh was a success story among trade unions.[1][2] In 2001, he joined the Indian National Congress and stood for assembly election in the 2004 election in which he won the Khetwadi constituency.[3]
Personal life
Jagtap is married to Tejaswaniben Jagtap with whom they have two daughters. He comes from a village Shigwan, Mandangad taluka, Ratnagiri district, and moved to Mumbai to pursue higher education and got active in student politics through National Students' Union of India.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "The deadly nexus". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Grievances Redressal Meet Turns Into Tussle". mumbaimirror.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "MLA Bhai Jagtap Wooes Residents in His Constituency". nmtv.tv. Retrieved 26 January 2016.