Kapil Patil (Lok Bharati)
Kapil Harishchandra Patil | |
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| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office (2006-2012), (2012-2018), (2018 – 2024) | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Mumbai Teacher's constituency |
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| Nationality |  Indian |
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Kapil Harishchandra Patil is an Indian politician and member of Indian National Congress. He was Founder and President of the Samajwadi Ganarajya Party till October 2024. He is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council from Mumbai Teachers constituency and was June 2006 to July 2024.
Political career
[edit]He was the founder of the political party Lok Bharati. In 2017, Lok Bharati merged with Janata Dal (United). But when the split occurred in JD(U), he had stood with Sharad Yadav. For the MLC polls in 2018, he filed nomination as a Lok Bharati candidate and won.[1][2][3][4][5]
Political career
[edit]On 3 March 2024, Kapil Patil resigned as Primary Member and National General Secretary of Janata Dal (United) (JDU) as he opposed Janata Dal (United) joining National Democratic Alliance (NDA). He launched his party named Samajwadi Ganarajya Party (SGP) on 3 March 2024 in Dharavi in presence of Former Chief Minister Of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray and Former Schooling Education Minister of Maharashtra Varsha Gaikwad.[6]
On 20 October 2024, Kapil Patil merged his Samajwadi Ganarajya Party into Congress Party In Present of All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge, Maharashtra Congress Election In-Charge, Ramesh Chennithala & Former Schooling Education Minister of Maharashtra, Varsha Gaikwad[7]
References
[edit]- ^ My Neta
- ^ Poll position: MLC Kapil Patil to be face of Nitish Kumar's JD (U)
- ^ MLC Kapil Patil slams education department
- ^ After MLC Kapil Patil, union leader Shashank Rao joins Nitish Kumar
- ^ "Maharashtra MLC Kapil Patil appointed national general secretary of JD(U)". The Times of India. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ The Times of India (4 March 2024). "MLC Kapil Patil launches new party in Mumbai". Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Deccan Herald (21 October 2024). "Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Ahead of polls, journalist-turned-politician Kapil Patil joins Congress". Retrieved 22 October 2024.