Bhai Jagtap (birth name Ashok Arjunrao Jagtap) is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress from Mumbai Maharashtra. He is a two term Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) and a one term Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (MLA). He formerly served as the President of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee.

Political career

Jagtap started his political career as a trade union leader. His Bharatiya Kamgar Karmachari Mahasangh was a success story among trade unions.[1][2] In 2001, he joined the Indian National Congress and stood for assembly election in the 2004 election in which he won the Khetwadi constituency.[3]

Personal life

Jagtap is married to Tejaswaniben Jagtap with whom they have two daughters. He comes from a village Shigwan, Mandangad taluka, Ratnagiri district, and moved to Mumbai to pursue higher education and got active in student politics through National Students' Union of India.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "The deadly nexus". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Grievances Redressal Meet Turns Into Tussle". mumbaimirror.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ^ "MLA Bhai Jagtap Wooes Residents in His Constituency". nmtv.tv. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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