Kapil Harishchandra Patil is an Indian politician and President of the Samajwadi Ganarajya Party. He is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council from Mumbai Teachers constituency and was June 2006 to July 2024. 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]
Kapil Harishchandra Patil | |
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| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 8 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Mumbai Teacher's constituency |
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| Nationality |  Indian |
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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.
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.