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 "markdown": "# Shivendra Raje Bhosale\n\nShivendra Raje Bhosale is an Indian politician of the [Bharatiya Janata Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/bharatiya-janata-party) who serves as a minister in the [Government of Maharashtra](https://www.edgepedia.org/government-of-maharashtra), holding the Public Works (excluding Public Undertakings) portfolio.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup> He is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Satara constituency, a seat he has won five consecutive times.<sup>[2](https://marathi.abplive.com/elections/maharashtra-cabinet-expansion-shivendraraje-bhonsle-will-be-minister-in-devendra-fadnavis-cabinet-from-bjp-satara-assembly-constituency-1332943)</sup> He was sworn in as a minister in Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's cabinet during the Mahayuti coalition's cabinet expansion.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party<sup>[2](https://marathi.abplive.com/elections/maharashtra-cabinet-expansion-shivendraraje-bhonsle-will-be-minister-in-devendra-fadnavis-cabinet-from-bjp-satara-assembly-constituency-1332943)</sup> |\n| Current office | Minister, Government of Maharashtra (Public Works, excluding Public Undertakings)<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup> |\n| Previous offices | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Satara); Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Satara-Javali); President, Ajinkyatara Cooperative Bank<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup> |\n\n## Party affiliation\n\nBhosale began his legislative career on the [Nationalist Congress Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/nationalist-congress-party) ticket and was returned as its candidate three times in a row.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup> He later left the Nationalist Congress Party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, on whose ticket he has since been elected.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup>\n\n## Early life and education\n\nBhosale is the son of Abhaysinghraje Bhosale, who won the Satara-Javali assembly seat on a [Janata Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/janata-party) ticket and was returned from the constituency four times in a row.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup> He became active in politics after his father's death.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup> His political journey in earnest began with the presidency of the Ajinkyatara Cooperative Bank.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup>\n\n## Career\n\nBhosale entered electoral politics standing in the Satara-Javali constituency in place of his father, and his run of consecutive victories began with his 2004 election.<sup>[6](https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/maharashtra/2004/satara/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup> He served as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Satara-Javali and later from Satara.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup> After leaving the Nationalist Congress Party, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected on its ticket.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup> Following the 2024 assembly elections, he was sworn in as a minister in [Devendra Fadnavis](https://www.edgepedia.org/devendra-fadnavis)'s cabinet during the Mahayuti cabinet expansion, receiving the Public Works portfolio.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup> The ABP Majha report noted that the Satara assembly constituency received a ministerial post after a gap of 25 years.<sup>[2](https://marathi.abplive.com/elections/maharashtra-cabinet-expansion-shivendraraje-bhonsle-will-be-minister-in-devendra-fadnavis-cabinet-from-bjp-satara-assembly-constituency-1332943)</sup> He has also served as president of the Ajinkyatara Cooperative Bank.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup>\n\n## Electoral history\n\nIn the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, Bhosale won from Satara for the fifth consecutive time and for the second time on the BJP ticket.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup> He received 175,062 votes and defeated Amit Kadam of the [Uddhav Thackeray](https://www.edgepedia.org/uddhav-thackeray)-led Shiv Sena by a margin of 140,120 votes, a margin reported as the highest in the state in that election.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup>\n\n## Issues specific to Bhosale\n\nBhosale and his fellow Satara politician [Udayanraje Bhosale](https://www.edgepedia.org/udayanraje-bhosale) were long regarded as fierce rivals in Satara's politics, trading accusations over Satara municipal council politics for years.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup> The Oneindia report stated that the two were seen together in cordial conversation at a BJP Shivtirth event, after which both appeared together with the BJP in [Lok Sabha](https://www.edgepedia.org/lok-sabha) and assembly settings.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup> The same report said that after the assembly elections, Udayanraje Bhosale met Mahayuti leaders seeking a ministerial post for Shivendraraje.<sup>[1](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)</sup>\n\nAt a dahi-handi event in Medha held under his guidance, Bhosale warned political opponents against provocation, saying, \"जंगल शांत आहे म्हणून वाघ नाही, असे समजू नका; वाघ झोपलेला असू शकतो. जरा जपून राहा. उगाच डिवचण्याचे, काटक्या घालण्याचे काम करू नका; ते तुम्हाला परवडणारे नाही\" (our translation: do not assume that because the forest is quiet, the tiger is absent; the tiger may be sleeping, so be careful, and do not provoke or set thorns, for you will not afford it).<sup>[3](https://pudhari.news/maharashtra/satara/shivendraraje-warning-tiger-not-absent-just-because-forest-is-quiet-sk95)</sup> He added, \"कुणीही बाहेरचा येऊन आम्हाला शिकवण्याचा प्रयत्न केला, तर त्याला त्याची जागा दाखवण्याची ताकद आमच्यात आहे\" (our translation: if anyone from outside tries to teach us a lesson, we have the strength to show him his place).<sup>[3](https://pudhari.news/maharashtra/satara/shivendraraje-warning-tiger-not-absent-just-because-forest-is-quiet-sk95)</sup>\n\n## Positions and voting record\n\n### Maratha reservation\n\nOn reservation for the Maratha community, Bhosale said, \"तोंडाला पाने पुसण्यापेक्षा कोर्टात टिकणारे आरक्षण आवश्यक आहे\" (our translation: rather than wiping one's face, a reservation that survives in court is necessary).<sup>[4](https://www.tv9marathi.com/videos/shivendraraje-bhonsle-maratha-quota-must-have-legal-backing-1755791.html)</sup> He said the government's position on Maratha reservation was positive, that he had held discussions with Manoj Jarange Patil after his agitation, and that the government was working so that the Satara Gazette and the Hyderabad Gazette, a document concerning genealogical proof demanded by Jarange Patil, would not meet different fates in court.<sup>[4](https://www.tv9marathi.com/videos/shivendraraje-bhonsle-maratha-quota-must-have-legal-backing-1755791.html)</sup> He expressed confidence that a decision would be taken after examining the correct legal position.<sup>[4](https://www.tv9marathi.com/videos/shivendraraje-bhonsle-maratha-quota-must-have-legal-backing-1755791.html)</sup>\n\n### Farmers and crop damage\n\nAs a legislator, Bhosale stated that the demand for the Hyderabad Gazette had been fulfilled and that the process of tracing genealogies and issuing certificates was under way.<sup>[5](https://www.tv9marathi.com/videos/shivendra-raje-bhosale-maratha-reservation-hyderabad-gazette-farmer-crop-damage-1758391.html)</sup> On crop damage in the [Marathwada](https://www.edgepedia.org/marathwada) and Vidarbha regions following a lack of rainfall, he said the state government stood behind farmers and that crop panchnamas, the official damage assessments, would begin soon in [Latur](https://www.edgepedia.org/latur) and those regions, with the central and state governments working together to secure assistance for farmers.<sup>[5](https://www.tv9marathi.com/videos/shivendra-raje-bhosale-maratha-reservation-hyderabad-gazette-farmer-crop-damage-1758391.html)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Shivendra Raje Bhonsle biography - Oneindia Marathi](https://marathi.oneindia.com/maharashtra/shivendra-raje-bhonsle-age-biography-family-education-caste-net-worth-and-more-in-marathi-014079.html)\n2. [Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion Shivendraraje Bhonsle will be minister in Devendra Fadnavis Cabinet from BJP Satara Assembly Constituency](https://marathi.abplive.com/elections/maharashtra-cabinet-expansion-shivendraraje-bhonsle-will-be-minister-in-devendra-fadnavis-cabinet-from-bjp-satara-assembly-constituency-1332943)\n3. [Shivendraraje warning: tiger not absent just because forest is quiet - Pudhari](https://pudhari.news/maharashtra/satara/shivendraraje-warning-tiger-not-absent-just-because-forest-is-quiet-sk95)\n4. [Shivendraraje Bhonsle Maratha Quota Must Have Legal Backing - TV9 Marathi](https://www.tv9marathi.com/videos/shivendraraje-bhonsle-maratha-quota-must-have-legal-backing-1755791.html)\n5. [Shivendra Raje Bhosale Maratha Reservation Hyderabad Gazette Farmer Crop Damage - TV9 Marathi](https://www.tv9marathi.com/videos/shivendra-raje-bhosale-maratha-reservation-hyderabad-gazette-farmer-crop-damage-1758391.html)\n6. [Satara (indiavotes.com)](https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/maharashtra/2004/satara/)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Politics and government › Government and public administration › Politicians and government officeholders (biographies) › West Indian politicians › Chief ministers and ministers*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026; Sep 30, 2026 · Edited: Sep 30, 2026 · Last review: Sep 30, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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