Anna Dange Explained

Anna Dange was an Indian politician and member of the Nationalist Congress Party. Dange is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and also minister of Rural Development, Water supply, Retired Servicemen welfare in Manohar Joshi's ministry from 1995 to 1999 as well as minister in Narayan Rane's ministry^{[1] [2] [3]}

He quit the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2002 after he was repeatedly sidelined and ill treated by his fellow party members. He floated his new party called Lokrajya Party in 2006

In 2006, he joined Nationalist Congress Party and was named Vice-President of the Maharashtra State NCP in June 2011.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. News: March 11, 2002 . Anna Dange quits BJP . Times of India . Mumbai . October 2, 2017 .
2. News: March 11, 2002 . Senior BJP leader Dange quits party . Times of India . Mumbai . October 2, 2017 .
3. News: September 30, 2006 . Former BJP minister Dange joins NCP . DNA . Mumbai . October 2, 2017 .
4. News: June 11, 2011 . Anna Dange appointed NCP vice president . Hindustan Times . Mumbai . October 2, 2017 .
5. News: June 11, 2011 . BMC polls success: Is Maharashtra turning into a new BJP bastion? . Hindustan Times . Mumbai . October 2, 2017 .
6. News: October 15, 2014 . Who will benefit from Dhangar agitation? . Indian Express . Mumbai . October 2, 2017 .