Nana Patole

Nana Falgunrao Patole (born 5 June 1963) is an Indian politician who is the current President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee from 5 February 2021. He was the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly before this appointment.

A former Member of the Parliament of India (the 16th Lok Sabha), he represented the BJP. He represented the Bhandara-Gondiya in Lok Sabha. In 2017, he resigned from BJP and the Lok Sabha. On 11 January 2018. he rejoined Congress party.

Political career
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he contested the constituency as the BJP/NDA candidate and secured victory, defeating then Union Minister Praful Patel by a margin of 149,254 votes. From 2009 to 2014, he served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Sakoli. Known for his advocacy for OBC rights, he also held the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Patole resigned from his Lok Sabha membership by submitting his resignation letter to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, citing the BJP's double standards on farmers' policies. He subsequently rejoined the Indian National Congress and was appointed the national chairman of the All India Kisan Congress.

Positions held

 * 1990 : Bhandara Zilla Parishad Member from Sangadi Zilla Parishad Constituency, Bhandara district
 * 1999 – May 2014 : Member, State Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra (3 Terms)
 * May 2014 : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
 * September 2018 : Chairman, All India Kisan Congress
 * 1 September 2014 onwards : Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
 * October, 2019 : Contested election from Sakoli Maharashtra state Assembly elections from Indian National Congress party candidate and secured victory.
 * 2019 : INC- NCP- Shiv Sena post election alliance as Mahavikas Aghadhi formed and he was elected as Speaker of State assembly without any contest.
 * Feb, 2021 : Nana Patole appointed Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president.