C. R. Patil

Chandrakant Raghunath Patil
Patil in June 2024
Union Minister of Jal Shakti
Assumed office
10 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byGajendra Singh Shekhawat
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat
In office
20 July 2020 – 4 October 2025
PresidentJ. P. Nadda
Preceded byJitu Vaghani
Succeeded byJagdish Vishwakarma
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
16 May 2009
Preceded byConstituency established
ConstituencyNavsari, Gujarat
Personal details
BornChandrakant Raghunath Patil
(1955-03-16) 16 March 1955
Jalgaon, Bombay State, India
(present-day Maharashtra)
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Children4
Alma materITI
Profession
  • Politician
  • Businessperson
  • Agriculturist
Websitecrpatil.com
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Chandrakant Raghunath Patil (born 16 March 1955), better known as C. R. Patil, is an Indian Politician who is serving as the 2nd Minister of Jal Shakti since 2024. He is member of the current 18th Lok Sabha of India. Since 2020 Until 2025, he was also the President of BJP Gujarat State unit. He is the first non-Gujarati to hold this position. His name is also spelled C. R. Paatil at times. He is a four-time Member of Parliament elected from Navsari in Gujarat.