Bhaskar Jadhav

Bhaskar Jadhav
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2009
Preceded byVinay Natu
ConstituencyGuhagar
Minister of Water Resources
Government of Maharashtra
In office
26 June 2014 – 19 October 2014
Chief MinisterPrithviraj Chavan
PortfolioWater Resources
State President of the Nationalist Congress Party (Maharashtra)
In office
15 June 2013 – 25 June 2014
Preceded byMadhukar Pichad
Succeeded bySunil Tatkare
Minister of State
Government of Maharashtra
In office
19 November 2010 – 11 June 2013
Chief MinisterPrithviraj Chavan
Portfolios
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
2006–2009
Preceded byAnant Tare
Succeeded byAnil Tatkare
ConstituencyRaigad–Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg Local Authorities
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1995–2004
Preceded byBapu Khedekar
Succeeded byRamesh Kadam
ConstituencyChiplun
Personal details
Born (1957-08-01) August 1, 1957
PartyShiv Sena (UBT) (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
OccupationPolitician
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Bhaskar Bhaurao Jadhav (born 1 August 1957) is an Indian politician from Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. He is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Guhagar and has previously served as Cabinet Minister for Water Resources. He has also held roles as Minister of State for Urban Development, Forest, Ports, Sports & Youth Welfare, Parliamentary Affairs, Ex-Defence Welfare, Law & Order, Fisheries, and served as the Guardian Minister of Ratnagiri.

He earlier represented the Chiplun constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 1995 to 2004. After disagreements with the leadership, he left Shiv Sena and contested the 2004 Assembly election from Chiplun as an Independent but was unsuccessful. After the 2004 election, he joined the Nationalist Congress Party. He was later elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council from the Raigad–Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg Local Authorities constituency, serving from 2006 to 2009. In the 2009 Assembly elections, he contested from Guhagar and went on to win the seat for four consecutive terms. He also served as the Maharashtra state president of the Nationalist Congress Party from 2013 to 2014.

In 2019, he rejoined Shiv Sena, and after the 2022 party split, he remained with Shiv Sena (UBT).