Gulab Raghunath Patil | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 14 August 2022 | |
| Minister | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde |
| Deputy CM | Devendra Fadnavis Ajit Pawar |
| Guardian Minister | |
| Preceded by |
Additional charge
Additional charge (Jalgaon District) |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 30 December 2019 – 27 June 2022 | |
| Minister | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Deputy CM | Ajit Pawar |
| Guardian Minister | |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by |
Additional charge Additional charge (Jalgaon District) |
| Minister of State Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 07 June 2016 – 08 November 2019 | |
| Minister | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Guardian Minister | |
| Succeeded by | Vishwajeet Kadam |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office (2014-2019),(2019- | |
| Preceded by | Gulabrao Baburao Deokar |
| Constituency | Jalgaon Rural |
| In office (1999-2004),(2004 – 2009) | |
| Preceded by | Mahendrasinh Dharamsinh Patil |
| Succeeded by | Chimanrao Patil |
| Constituency | Erandol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1966 At.Paldhi BK.,Tq.Dharangaon, Jalgaon district |
| Political party | Shiv Sena |
| Other political affiliations | Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (2022-2023) |
| 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][2]
In 2019 he got elected in 14th legislative assembly. On 30 December 2019, he got appointed as Minister of Water supply and Sanitation in Eknath Shinde cabinet[2] and also served as Guardian Minister [clarification needed]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 as minister of Water supply and sanitation. In 2023 the faction took over Shiva Sena by the decision of Election Commission of India (ECI).[6][1]