Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar
8th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 July 2023
Serving with Devendra Fadnavis
GovernorRamesh Bais
C. P. Radhakrishnan
Chief MinisterEknath Shinde
Ministry and Departments
Guardian MinisterPune District
Preceded byDevendra Fadnavis
In office
30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022[1]
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Ministry and Departments
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byDevendra Fadnavis
In office
23 November 2019 – 26 November 2019
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Ministry and Departments
  • Minister without Portfolio
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byHimself
In office
25 October 2012 – 26 September 2014
Governor
Chief MinisterPrithviraj Chavan
Ministry and Departments
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byPresident's rule
In office
10 November 2010 – 25 September 2012
Governor
Chief MinisterPrithviraj Chavan
Ministry and Departments
Preceded byChhagan Bhujbal
Succeeded byHimself
29th Leader of the Opposition
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
4 July 2022 – 2 July 2023
Governor
DeputyBalasaheb Thorat
Chief MinisterEknath Shinde
Speaker of the House
Preceded byDevendra Fadnavis
Succeeded byJitendra Awhad (acting)
Leader of the House of the
Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
24 February 2020 – 29 June 2022
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
ChairmanRamraje Naik Nimbalkar
Deputy LeaderSubhash Desai
Preceded by
Succeeded byDevendra Fadnavis
In office
11 November 2010 – 25 September 2012
GovernorK. Sankaranarayanan
ChairmanShivajirao Deshmukh
Preceded byChhagan Bhujbal
Succeeded byR. R. Patil
Deputy Leader of the House
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Speaker of the House
Leader of the HouseUddhav Thackeray
Preceded byGirish Mahajan
Succeeded byDevendra Fadnavis
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
In office
7 November 2009 – 10 November 2010
Governor
Ministry and Departments
  • Water Resources
  • Krishna Valley Irrigation Corporation
  • Energy
Chief MinisterAshok Chavan
Preceded by
Succeeded by
In office
08 December 2008 – 06 November 2009
Governor
Ministry and Departments
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supply
  • Sanitation Command Area Development
Chief MinisterAshok Chavan
In office
9 November 2004 – 1 December 2008
Governor
Ministry and Departments
  • Water Resources
  • Excluding Krishna Valley Corporation
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
1991
Preceded bySharad Pawar
ConstituencyBaramati
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
3 May 1991 – 20 June 1991
Preceded byShankarrao Bajirao Patil
Succeeded bySharad Pawar
ConstituencyBaramati
Personal details
Born (1959-07-22) 22 July 1959 (age 65)
Deolali Pravara, Bombay State (now in Maharashtra), India
Political partyNationalist Congress Party
Other political
affiliations		National Democratic Alliance (2023–present)
SpouseSunetra Pawar
Children2
Residence(s)Sahyog, Maharashtra, India
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.ajitpawar.org
NicknameAjit Dada

Ajit Anantrao Pawar (Marathi pronunciation: [əd͡ʒit̪ pəʋaːɾ]; born 22 July 1959)[2] is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He has been serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2 July 2023[3] alongside Devendra Fadnavis.

He served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 2022 to 2023 and represented Baramati Lok Sabha constituency in 1991.[4][5] He served as deputy chief minister many times.[6]

  1. ^ "Not Accepted Happily: Sharad Pawar On Devendra Fadnavis's Number 2 Post". NDTV.com.
  2. ^ https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/ajit-dada-pawar-the-man-who-took-the-limelight-119112300465_1.html
  3. ^ "In Ajit Pawar's Shock Switch, A Sharad Pawar Question Ahead of 2024". NDTV.
  4. ^ "Ajit Pawar new Opposition leader in Maharashtra assembly | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Deputy CM for fourth time: The return of Ajit Pawar". India Today. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. ^ "अजित पवार पाचव्यांदा उपमुख्यमंत्री; राज्यात दोन उपमुख्यमंत्री कसे? जाणून घ्या उपमुख्यमंत्रीपदाचा इतिहास". 3 July 2023.