1. Chhagan Bhujbal was born on 15 October 1947 and is an Indian politician from Maharashtra, who is the member of former Government of Maharashtra, headed by Eknath Shinde.
18 Facts About Chhagan Bhujbal
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Chhagan Bhujbal earlier served as Minister of Public Works Department and Minister of Home Affairs in Government of Maharashtra.
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Chhagan Bhujbal started his political career with Shiv Sena in the 1960s.
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Chhagan Bhujbal was amongst initial members of the Shiv Sena.
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Chhagan Bhujbal was among the earliest MLAs of Shiv Sena elected from Mazgaon first in 1985 and again in 1990.
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Chhagan Bhujbal left Shiv Sena in 1991 and joined the Indian National Congress.
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Later, after the Indian National Congress leader Sharad Pawar decided to split from the Congress and form his own party, the Nationalist Congress Party, Chhagan Bhujbal went along with him.
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Chhagan Bhujbal contested 2014 General Elections from Nashik Constituency and lost the race to Hemant Godse from Shiv Sena.
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Chhagan Bhujbal is currently Member of Legislative Assembly from Yeola Constituency and has been incumbent since 2004.
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Chhagan Bhujbal was born into a poor family in Nashik.
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Chhagan Bhujbal pursued his secondary and higher secondary education at Elphinstone Technical High School in Mumbai.
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Chhagan Bhujbal is married to Mrs Meena Bhujbal, and they have one child.
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Chhagan Bhujbal's son, Pankaj Bhujbal, is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
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In view of the criticism of the home department, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan sent police commissioner Vinod Lokhande on leave for his dismal performance, while Samir Chhagan Bhujbal demanded a CID probe into the collapse of law and order.
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However, any direct charges against Chhagan Bhujbal concerning the law and order situation in Nashik could not be matched.
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In 2012, Mumbai Educational Trust filed a criminal complaint against Chhagan Bhujbal, alleging misuse and mismanagement of trust property for family-run furniture business and destruction of evidence in connection.
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On 23 Dec 2003, Chhagan Bhujbal resigned from the post of Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, owning the moral responsibility of attack on Alpha Marathi office in Andheri, Mumbai.
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NCP president Sharad Pawar told the media on Tuesday night that Chhagan Bhujbal had sought his permission to resign on moral grounds.