Political families of Maharashtra
This is a partial list of the political families of Maharashtra state in India.
The Thackeray Family
- Bal Thackeray (Balasaheb) (1926 – 2012)- founder leader and former chairperson of the Shiv Sena
- Uddhav Thackeray, leader and chairperson of the Shiv Sena; son of Balasaheb
- Aditya Thackeray, head of Yuva Sena, the youth wing of Shiv Sena; son of Udhav
- Raj Thackeray, nephew of Balasaheb. Founded and heads the breakaway faction called Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
The Pawar Family
- Sharad Pawar, Former Agriculture Minister of India
- Supriya Sule, daughter of Sharad Pawar, Member, Rajya Sabha
- Ajit Pawar, nephew of Sharad Pawar; Former Irrigation Minister, Maharashtra
The Khadse Family
- Eknath Khadse, Former Agriculture Minister of Maharashtra
- Raksha Khadse, Daugher-in-law of Eknath Khadse, MP from Raver constituency
The Patil Family
- D. Y. Patil, former Governor of Bihar,India
- Sanjay Patil, President D.Y.Patil Group and son of D. Y. Patil
- Satej Patil, State Home Minister, Maharashtra
- Ajeenkya Patil, Son of D. Y. Patil
The Naik Family
- Ganesh Naik, Minister of State excise and non conventional energy,Maharashtra
- Sanjeev Naik, Member of Parliament
- Sandeep Naik, Member of Legislative Assembly
- Late Tukaram Naik, EX-Leader of opposition, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
- Gyaneshwar Naik
- Sagar Naik, Mayor, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
The Rane Family
- Narayan Rane Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Minister in Congress Government
- Nilesh Narayan Rane - Member of Parliament
- Nitesh Rane
The Deshmukh Family
- Vilasrao Deshmukh (1945 – August 2012 )- MP in the Rajya Sabha, Indian Minister of Science & Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, Former Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Former Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra for 2 Terms -
- Amit Deshmukh, son of Vilasrao Deshmukh - Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
The Mahajan-Munde Family
- Pramod Mahajan(1949 – 2006) - Parliamentary affairs minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee government
- Gopinath Munde (1949-2014) - Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in Narendra Modi's Cabinet
- Poonam Mahajan - Member of Parliament from Mumbai North Central
- Pankaja Munde - Minister of Rural Development, Women and Child Welfare in Devendra Fadnavis government
- Pritam Munde - Member of Parliament from Beed
The Fadnavis Family
- Shobha Fadnavis - Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council aunt of Devendra Fadnavis
The Rane Family
- Narayan Rane - Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Nilesh Narayan Rane - Member of Parliament from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
- Nitesh Narayan Rane - Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly form Kankavli
The Ambedkar Family
- B. R. Ambedkar - Father of Indian Constitution
- Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar - Leader of Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh and grandson of B. R. Ambedkar
- Anandraj Ambedkar - Leader of Republican Sena and grandson of B. R. Ambedkar
Bhujbal Family
- Chhagan Bhujbal - Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Pankaj Bhujbal - Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- Sameer Bhujbal - Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly form Nashik
The Dajisaheb Chavan Family
- Dajisaheb Chavan - Union Deputy Minister for Defence and Law.
- Premalakaki Chavan - Member of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
The Shankarrao Chavan Family
- Shankarrao Chavan - Union Minister of Finance and Home Affairs and 5th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Ashok Chavan - 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan - Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly form Bhokar
The Dandavate Family
- Madhu Dandavate - Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Minister of Finance, Minister of Railways
- Pramila Dandavate - Member of Parliament from Mumbai North Central
The Dange Family
- Shripad Amrit Dange - Founding member of the Communist Party of India
- Roza Vidyadhar Deshpande - Member of Parliament from Mumbai North Central
- Bani Deshpande - Leader of Communist Party of India
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