Prithviraj Chavan

17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra

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Prithviraj Chavan is an Indian politician who was the 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2010 to 2014. Chavan is a graduate of BITS Pilani and University of California, Berkeley in mechanical engineering. He spent time working in the field of aircraft instrumentation and designing audio recorders for anti-submarine warfare in the US before returning to India and becoming an entrepreneur in 1974. Referred to in the media as a technocrat with a clean, non-controversial image, a low-profile leader. Chavan served as the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions. Chavan was also General Secretary of the All-India Congress Committee (AICC), in-charge of many states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Haryana, Gujarat, Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh.

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Protests ignite over Akshay Shinde's death; mother and leaders call for justice in Badlapur case Akshay Shinde, accused in the Badlapur Sexual assault case, was shot dead by police. His mother claims a conspiracy behind his death and is demanding justice, while protests erupted statewide over the.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 05:25Published on September 24, 2024

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Modi government taking revenge for three farm laws with series of ban: Chavan Former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan drew parallels between the repealed three farm laws and the recent ban on onion export, stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP were seeking.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 11, 2023

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Ajit Pawar will be appointed as Maharashtra CM around August 10, claims Prithviraj Chavan Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Monday claimed NCP stalwart Ajit Pawar will be appointed as the chief minister of Maharashtra around August 10 replacing the incumbent Eknath Shinde of Shiv.. IndiaTimes - Published on July 24, 2023
Congress president polls: Will G-23 field another leader? Meeting, subsequent remarks spark speculation The meeting was attended by former union minister Manish Tewari, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Hooda. DNA - Published on September 30, 2022
G-23 leaders meet in Delhi as Congress presidential poll race heats up As the Congress president's election race heats up, some G-23 leaders, including Prithviraj Chavan, Bhupinder Hooda and Manish Tewari, met at the residence of Anand Sharma and are learnt to have.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 29, 2022

Prithviraj Chavan seeks action against Congress MLAs who cross-voted in Maharashtra Council polls IndiaTimes - Published on July 6, 2022