Pasha Patel

Pasha Patel
Constituency	Latur
Personal details
Citizenship	Indian
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Occupation	Politician

Pasha Patel is a former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. He is chairman of Maharashtra state agricultural price commission. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]

Political career

Patel began his political career with the Shetkari Sanghatana and was affiliated with the Nationalist Congress Party.[2][3] Later, during 2001, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and the leader at the time, Gopinath Munde, due to differences with Sharad Pawar.[4] Later he was selected as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council for Latur.^[citation needed]

References

1. Kulkarni, Dhaval (9 October 2014). "Maha Polls: Will this BJP Muslim candidate make history?". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
2. "Pasha Patel's defection to BJP a major setback for NCP". Indianexpress.com. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
3. "General Elections 1999 Candidates Details for 35-Latur constituency of MAHARASHTRA". Eci.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
4. "Facing desertions, Sharad Joshi appeals to Pawar". Expressindia.com. 28 May 2000. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.