Bhai Jagtap Explained

Occupation:Politician
Children:Manali Jagtap and Namita Jagtap
Party: Indian National Congress
Spouse:Tejaswani Jagtap
Office:Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Maharashtra Legislative Council
Term Start:17 August 2022
Governor:
2Blankname:Chairmen of the House
2Namedata:Neelam Gorhe Acting
1Blankname:Leader of the Opposition
1Namedata:Ambadas Danve
Predecessor:Niranjan Davkhare
Office1:President of Mumbai Regional Congress Committee
Term Start1:19 December 2020
Term End1:9 June 2023
1Blankname1:National President Indian National Congress
1Namedata1:Sonia Gandhi (Interim)
Mallikarjun Kharge
Predecessor1:Eknath Gaikwad
Successor1:Varsha Gaikwad
Office2:Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
Term Start3:January 2016
Nationality:Indian

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

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

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The deadly nexus. indiatoday.intoday.in. 26 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Grievances Redressal Meet Turns Into Tussle. mumbaimirror.com. 26 January 2016.
  3. Web site: MLA Bhai Jagtap Wooes Residents in His Constituency . nmtv.tv. 26 January 2016.