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Madhukeshwar Desai (born 25 August 1987) is an Indian politician and great grand son of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. In 2013, he was appointed the National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party [1][2] at 25, making him the youngest Vice President in the history of the party [3]. Madhukeshwar setup the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration in 2016 and currently serves as its CEO [4].

Personal Life:

Madhukeshwar was born to Jagdeep &amp;amp; Navina Desai on 25 th August 1987 in Mumbai. He has one sister Kalyani Desai. Desai did his schooling from G.D Somani and Kensri School, subsequently completing his education in Law from Christ College, Bangalore.

While in College, he organized events under the name, YLC – The Young Leaders Collective: which focused on political sensitization and student related issues.

Madhukeshwar married Sneha Menon Desai a journalist by profession who hails from Bangalore. The couple currently resides in Mumbai. [5]

Early Political Life:

Madhukeshwar is the great grandson of former Prime Minister of India, Morarji Desai. [6]

The legacy of India & #39;s first non-congress Prime Minister [12] was claimed by both The Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prior to his entry into Indian Politics he was approached by both major political parties in India. [7] He chose the BJP because of its ideology and is considered to be a close ally of current Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. [8][9][10]

In 2011, he started working with the Bharatiya Janata Party, informally. Madhukeshwar accompanied Shri L. K. Advani on his Jan Chetana Yatra for 40 days across 23 states. He assisted in the form of researching and writing on the topic of black money, corruption and inflation for his speeches as well as contributed towards the white paper on black money subsequently.

He was appointed National Vice President of the BJYM in May of 2013, the youngest in the history of the party and given the charge of Bihar. [11][12] He toured extensively across Bihar, strengthening the organization at the grass root level &amp;amp; fulfilled this role until 2015, after which he was given the charge of Kerala.

Besides working in Karnataka, Gujarat and Bihar. For the 2014 General elections, he worked specifically in the Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha constituency, which the BJP one for the first time in the history of the party. [7]

Professional life:

Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration

An Advocate by profession, Madhukeshwar works with the Government of Maharashtra on the International Financial Services Centre being set up at the BKC, and is currently in the process of setting up the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration as its CEO. [13] [14]

The MCIA is the product of a joint effort between the Government of Maharashtra, the international and domestic arbitration community and the business community. MCIA is currently headquartered in Express Towers, Nariman Point. [4].

References:

[1] http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-05-30/news/39629167_1_youth-wing-bharatiya-janata-&#x20;yuva-morcha-&#x20;bjp-fold

[2] http://www.mumbaimirror.com/columns/mumbai-001/Srinivasans- woes-compound/articleshow/20363505.cms

[3] http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/bjp-makes- morarji-great- grandson-youth- wing-vp/1122544/

[4] http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/International-arbitration- centre-to- open-in-August-at- Nariman-Point/articleshow/51759979.cms

[5] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/bangalore/Late-Morarji- Desais-great-grandson-gets- married-in- Bengaluru/articleshow/45360383.cms

[6] http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/in-bihar- morarji-great- grandson-to- root-for-modi/1149046/

[7] http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-05- 30/news/39629167_1_youth-wing-bharatiya-janata- yuva-morcha- bjp-fold

[8] http://www.hindustantimes.com/editorial-views- on/Offtrack/Keeping-tabs- on-the- political-grapevine/Article1-1081757.aspx

[9] http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/narendra-modi- nsui-actvists- join-bjp- in-gujarat/1/277612.html

[10] http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/morarji-desai- s-great- grandson-is- bjp-youth- wing-vp/1122614/

[11] http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/in-bihar- morarji-great- grandson-to- root-for-modi/1149046/

[12] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Can-Modi- follow-in- Morarjis-footsteps/articleshow/20513588.cms?referral=PM

[13] http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai- documents-to- float-proposal- for-ifsc- centre-in-bkc- to-be- ready-in- couple-of- weeks-2200557

[14] http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/business/maharashtra-gujarat-in-the-race-for-indias-first-iac/article8420944.ece