Chandrakant Patil

Chandrakant Patil is an Indian politician serving as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, representing the Kothrud constituency. A prominent leader within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he previously served as the Maharashtra state president of the party from 2019 to 2022 and held various cabinet portfolios, including Higher and Technical Education, Revenue, and Public Works. His political career began with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), where he spent years as a full-time activist focusing on youth and student issues before transitioning into mainstream electoral politics.