| Gulab Raghunath Patil | |
| Office: | Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra |
| Minister: | |
| Term Start: | 14 August 2022 |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Eknath Shinde |
| 2Blankname: | Deputy CM |
| 2Namedata: | Devendra Fadnavis Ajit Pawar |
| 3Blankname: | Guardian Minister |
| 3Namedata: | |
| Governor: | |
| Predecessor: | Additional charge
Additional charge Additional charge |
| Office1: | Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra |
| Minister1: | |
| 3Blankname1: | Guardian Minister |
| 3Namedata1: | |
| Term Start1: | 30 December 2019 |
| Term End1: | 27 June 2022 |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 2Blankname1: | Deputy CM |
| 2Namedata1: | Ajit Pawar |
| Governor1: | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Predecessor1: | |
| Successor1: | Additional charge Additional charge Additional charge |
| Office2: | Minister of State Government of Maharashtra |
| Minister2: | |
| Term Start2: | 07 June 2016 |
| Term End2: | 08 November 2019 |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata2: | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 2Blankname2: | Guardian Minister |
| 2Namedata2: | |
| Governor2: | |
| Successor2: | Vishwajeet Kadam |
| Office3: | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Predecessor3: | Gulabrao Baburao Deokar |
| Term Start3: | (2014-2019),(2019- |
| Constituency3: | Jalgaon Rural |
| Term Start4: | (1999-2004),(2004 |
| Term End4: | 2009) |
| Predecessor4: | Mahendrasinh Dharamsinh Patil |
| Successor4: | Chimanrao Patil |
| Constituency4: | Erandol |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1966 |
| Birth Place: | At.Paldhi BK.,Tq.Dharangaon, Jalgaon district |
| Party: | Shiv Sena |
| Spouse: | Mayabai Patil |
| Children: | 3 |
Gulab Raghunath Patil (born 5 June 1966) is a politician and incumbent Water supply and Sanitation minister of the Maharashtra state. He is a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), the state's lower house representing rural Jalgaon constituency. He is a member of Shiv Sena party.[1]
In 2019 he got elected in 14th legislative assembly. On 30 December 2019, he got appointed Minister of Water supply and Sanitation in Eknath Shinde cabinet[2] and also served as Guardian Minister of Jalgaon district.[3] From 1999 to 2004 he represented Erandol constituency.[4] [5]
In 2022 Gulab Patil resigned from minister post of Uddhav Thackeray's cabinet, left Shiv Sena and joined rebel leader Eknath Shinde during political crisis. Shinde with his more than 40 MLAs demanded break of alliance from Nationalist Congress Party–Indian National Congress and demanded Uddhav Thackeray to form government with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It caused split in the party, at the end Shinde formed government with latter and became CM and Patil appointed minister of Water supply and sanitation. In 2023 the faction took over Shiva Sena by the decision of Election Commission of India (ECI).[6]