Political families of Maharashtra

Although a parliamentary democracy, Indian politics has increasing become dynastic, possibly due to the absence of a party organization, independent civil society associations that mobilize support for the party, and centralized financing of elections.[1] The dynastic phenomenon is seen from national level down to district level. One example of dynastic politics has been the Nehru–Gandhi family which produced three Indian prime ministers. Family members have also led the Congress party for most of the period since 1978 when Indira Gandhi floated the then Congress(I) faction of the party.[2]Dynasticism is fairly common also in many political parties in Maharashtra.[3] The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party also features several senior leaders who are dynasts.However, the phenomenon of dynastism is at much lower level in the BJP than the Congress party.[4][5] In Maharashtra, the NCP has particularly high level of dynasticism. [5]

Below is a partial list of the political families of Maharashtra state in India.

A

The Ambedkar Family

B. R. Ambedkar (1891 - 1956) - The Father of the Constitution of India, 1st Minister of Law and Justice, Member of parliament (Rajya Sabha), Labour Member of Viceroy's Executive Council, Leader of the Opposition in the Bombay Legislative Assembly and Member of the Bombay Legislative Council.
- Yashwant Ambedkar (1912 - 1977) - Son of B. R. Ambedkar, leader of Republican Party of India and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
  - Prakash Ambedkar - Son of Yashwant Ambedkar, leader of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, and the former Member of the parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha).
    - Sujat Ambedkar — Son of Prakash Ambedkar, Activist and Leader of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi.
  - Anandraj Ambedkar - Son of Yashwant Ambedkar, Leader of Republican Sena and the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi.

B

The Bhosale Family, Satara

▪ Udayanraje Bhosale, Former Minister of State in Maharashtra Government. Member of Parliament of India.

▪ Shivendra Raje Bhosale, Member of Legislative Assembly.

The Bhujbal Family

Chhagan Bhujbal - Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Pankaj Bhujbal - Son of Chhagan Bhujbal. Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- Sameer Bhujbal - Nephew of Chhagan Bhujbal. Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly form Nashik (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

C

The Chavan Family (of Dajisaheb)

Dajisaheb Chavan - Union Deputy Minister for Defence and Law.
Premalakaki Chavan - Wife of Dajisaheb Chavan. Member of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
- Prithviraj Chavan - Son of Dajisaheb Chavan. 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra

The Chavan Family (of Shankarrao)

Shankarrao Chavan - Union Minister of Finance and Home Affairs and 5th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Ashok Chavan - Son of Shankarrao Chavan. 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan - Daughter-in-law of Shankarrao Chavan. Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Bhokar

D

The Dange Family

Shripad Amrit Dange - Founding member of the Communist Party of India
- Roza Vidyadhar Deshpande - Member of Parliament from Mumbai North Central

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 Danve Family

Raosaheb Danve - Represents Bhartiya Janata Party in 16th Lok Sabha[1] & formerly Maharashtra President of Bhartiya Janata Party.
- Santosh Danve - MLA

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 - Cabinet Minister & Guardian Minister of Latur

Diliprao Deshmukh; Younger Brother Of Vilasrao Deshmukh - Former Minister For Sports Maharashtra Government & Guardian Minister For Latur

Dhiraj Deshmukh; third son of Ex.CM Vilasrao Deshmukh and Younger brother of Amit Deshmukh - MLA Member of Legislative Assembly Latur Rural Constituency

The Deora Family

Murli Deora Former Cabinet Minister Central Government

Milind Deora Former Minister of Central Government, Son of Murali Devra

The Dutt Family

Sunil Dutt Ex. Member of Parliament Loksabha

Priya Dutt Ex. Member of Parliament, daughter of Sunil Dutt

F

The Fadnavis Family

Gangadharrao Fadnavis - Senior Jan Sangh leader and a BJP MLC.
- Devendra Fadnavis - Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra. (2014-2019)
Shobha Fadnavis - Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council and aunt of Devendra Fadnavis

G

The Gadakh Family

Yashwantrao Gadakh Patil - is a veteran leader of Nationalist Congress Party from Maharashtra. He served as Member of Parliament for 3 terms, also served as Member of legislative council.[1]
- Shankarrao Gadakh - current Cabinet Minister of Government of Maharashtra. He was elected as an independent Member of the legislative assembly in 2019 for the second time, and later announced his support to Shivsena.

The family is also very close to Sharad Pawar.

The Gaikwad Family

Eknath Gaikwad
- Varsha Gaikwad – current Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra. She is a four term Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

The Gavai Family

R. S. Gavai - Governor, MP (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha), MLC
- Rajendra Gavai – Son of R. S. Gavai and President of Republican Party of India (Gavai)

The Gholap Family

Babanrao Gholap - Cabinet Minister of Social Welfare in Maharashtra Government
- Yogesh Gholap - Son of Babanrao. Member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Deolali Vidhan Sabha constituency as member of Shiv Sena

H

The Hiray Family

Bhausaheb Hiray -
Vyankatrao Hiray –
- Pushpatai Hiray
  - Dr. Prashat Vyankatrao Hiray - Former Minister of Transport & Protocol of State of Maharashtra
  - Dr. Apoorva Prashat Hiray - Former MLC of Maharashtra
  - Dr. Advay Prashant Hiray -Patil - Current Chairman of Nashik District Agriculture Industrial Corporation & Member of APMC Vashi Navi Mumbai

K

The Khadse Family, Jalgaon

Eknath Khadse, Former Agriculture Minister of Maharashtra
- Raksha Khadse, Daughter-in-law of Eknath Khadse, MP from Raver constituency

The Khan Family, Parbhani

Abdul Rahman Khan, Former member of Bombay Legislative Council, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Maharashtra Legislative Council
- Irfan ur Rahman Khan, Son of Abdul Rahman Khan, Ex Secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee and Ex Vice President of Maharashtra Youth Congress

The Kshirsagar Family, Beed

Kesharbai Kshirsagar, Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- Jaydutt Kshirsagar, son of Kesharbai Kshirsagar, Former Minister of public works department and member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  - Sandeep Kshirsagar, grandson of Kesharbai Kshirsagar and nephew of Jaydutt Kshirsagar, Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Beed

M

The Mohite Family, Solapur

Shankarrao Mohite-Patil - Member of the Bombay State Legislative Assembly from 1952 to 1960 as well as in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 1960 to 1972
- Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil - Son of Shankarao. Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State.
- Pratapsinh Mohite-Patil - Minister for Cooperation in the Shiv Sena-led state government in the late-90s under Narayan Rane as well as member of 13th Lok Sabha from Solapur
- Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil - Son of Vijaysinh. Former Member of Rajya Sabha.

The Mahajan Family

Pramod Mahajan (1949 – 2006) - Parliamentary affairs minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee government
- Poonam Mahajan - Daughter of Pramod Mahajan. Member of Parliament from Mumbai North Central

The Munde Family

Gopinath Munde (1949-2014) - Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in Narendra Modi's Cabinet. Brother-in-law of Pramod Mahajan
- Pankaja Munde - Daughter of Gopinath Munde.Ex.Minister of Rural Development, Women and Child Welfare in Devendra Fadnavis government
- Pritam Munde - Younger daughter of Gopinath Munde. Member of Parliament from Beed
- Dhananjay Munde - Nephew of Gopinath Munde, Cabinet Minister, Government of Maharashtra

N

The Naik Family

Ganesh Naik, Member of legislative assembly and Ex Minister of State excise and non conventional energy, Maharashtra[6]
- Sanjeev Naik, Ex. Member of Parliament Loksabha, Ex.Mayor of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
- Sandeep Naik, Ex.Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sagar Naik, Ex Mayor of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Nephew of Ganesh Naik

P

The Pawar Family, Baramati

Sharad Pawar- Former Agriculture Minister of India, Member Of Parliament Rajyasabha
- Supriya Sule- Daughter of Sharad Pawar, Member, Lok Sabha Baramati Constituency
- Ajit Pawar- Nephew of Sharad Pawar; Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State
  - Rohit Rajendra Pawar - Grandson of Sharad Pawar, Nephew of Supriya Sule and Ajit Pawar Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Karjat Jamkhed Constituency

The Patil family Nilanga

Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar - Ex. Chief Minister of Maharashtra State
- Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar -Ex.Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra state, Nephew of Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar

The Vikhe Patil family Nagar

Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Ex. Member of Parliament Loksabha
- Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil Ex.Cabinet Minister & Opposition leader of Maharashtra state, Son of Balasaheb Vikhe Patil
  - Sujay Vikhe Patil Member of Parliament Loksabha, Son of Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil & Grandson of Balasaheb Vikhe Patil

The Patil Family Kolhapur

D. Y. Patil- Former Governor of Bihar, India
- Satej Patil- MLC, State Minister & Guardian Minister of Kolhapur District, Maharashtra

The Patil Family Sangli Tasgav

R. R. Patil - Ex.Deputy Chief Minister and Cabinet minister of Maharashtra State

Suman Patil -Member of Legislative Assembly, Wife of R. R. Patil

The Patil Family Sangali

Rajarambapu Patil Ex. Member of legislative assembly Maharashtra

Jayant Patil Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra State, Son of Rajarambapu Patil

The Purohit Family

Raj K. Purohit - Chief Whip of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Cabinet Minister)
- Aakash Raj Purohit- Municipal corporator from Ward 221, BMC.

The Paranjape Family

Paranjape Prakash Vishvanath- Shiv Sena MP from Thane Lok Sabha.
- Anand Paranjpe- Son of Prakash Paranjape. Industrialist and member of the 15th Lok Sabha from Kalyan representing the NCP.

R

The Rane Family

Narayan Rane - Chief Minister of Maharashtra (1999) under the Shiv sena BJP coalition government
- Nilesh Narayan Rane - Member of Parliament from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg. Son of Narayan Rane.
- Nitesh Narayan Rane - Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly form Kankavli. Son of Narayan Rane.

S

The Solanke Family, Beed

▪ Sundarrao Solanke - Patil, Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State(1978-1980), Unopposed MLA in 1972, First President of Beed Zilla Parishad.

- Prakashdada Sundarrao Solanke, Former Minister of State for Revenue in Maharashtra Government (2009-2012).

The Shinde Family, Solapur

Sushilkumar Shinde, Former Central Home Minister of India, Former Ministry of Power, Former Governor of AndhraPradesh, Former Chief Minister of Mahrashtra.
- Praniti Shinde, Member of Legislative Assembly from Solapur City Central, Mahrashtra, AICC Media Panelist. Daughter of Sushilkumar

The Shirole (Patil) Family Pune.

Anil Shirole, Ex-Member of Parliament of Delhi from Pune.
Siddharth Shirole, Present Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra from Shivajinagar Assembly Constituency Pune.
Bhausaheb Shirole, Second Mayor of Pune in 1957 and Ex-Member of Legislative Council Maharashtra, Pune.
Balasaheb Shirole, Mayor of Pune in 1983.

The Shinde family

Eknath Shinde, Member of Legislative Assembly from Kopri-Pachpakhadi, Maharashtra, Leader of Shiv Sena Party, former Cabinet Minister of PWD in Maharashtra State Government (2014-2019), Appointed as Guardian minister of Thane District (2014-2019)
Shrikant Shinde, Member of parliament 16th Lok Sabha from kalyan constituency, Maharashtra, Son of Eknath Shinde

The Siddique Family, Mumbai

Baba Siddique, Former Minister of state for civil supplies, food, labour and FDA, former member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- Zeeshan Siddique, Son of Baba Siddique, Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Bandra west

T

The Thackeray Family, Mumbai

Bal Thackeray (Balasaheb) (1926 – 2012)- founder leader and former chairperson of the Shiv Sena
- Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister Of Maharashtra; leader and chairperson of the Shiv Sena; son of Balasaheb Thackeray
  - Aditya Thackeray, Minister (Environment and climate, Tourism, Protocol), Government of Maharashtra; founder and president of Yuva Sena; son of Uddhav Thackeray
- Raj Thackeray, nephew of Balasaheb. Founded and heads the breakaway faction called Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
  - Amit Thackeray, Son of Raj Thackeray MNS Leader

Z

The Zanak Family

Ramrao Zanak
Subhash Zanak - Son of Ramrao. Former Cabinet Minister For Women and Child Welfare, Ashok Chavan's Ministry
Amit Subhashrao Zanak - Son of Subhash and grandson of Ramrao. Legislator in Maharashtra assembly

The Zakaria Family

Rafiq Zakaria Former Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha & Cabinet Minister in Maharashtra
Asif Zakaria - Son of Ahmed, Municipal Corporator, Ward No. 101 & Member - Standing Committee, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai

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[ppq.sagepub.com-1] Chhibber⇑, Pradeep (March 2013). "Dynastic parties Organization, finance and impact". Party Politics. 19 (2): 277–295. doi:10.1177/1354068811406995. S2CID 144781444.

[2] Basu, Amrita; Chandra (Editor), Kanchan (2016). Democratic Dynasties: State, Party and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics (1 ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-107-12344-1. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2016.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

[Denyer2014-3] Simon Denyer (24 June 2014). Rogue Elephant: Harnessing the Power of India's Unruly Democracy. Bloomsbury USA. pp. 115–116. ISBN 978-1-62040-608-3.

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[Chandra2016-5] Kanchan Chandra (28 April 2016). Democratic Dynasties: State, Party, and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics. Cambridge University Press. p. 131,136. ISBN 978-1-316-59212-0.

[Hansen2018-6] Thomas Blom Hansen (5 June 2018). Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay. Princeton University Press. pp. 103–104. ISBN 978-0-691-18862-1.