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 | ![]() |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.