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			\| successor2 = [[Siddharth Patel]]
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	'''Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki''', born on 26 November 1953 in a [[Koli people\|Koli]]<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Lobo\|first=Lancy\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DBuAAAAMAAJ\|title=The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region\|date=1995\|publisher=Hindustan Publishing Corporation\|isbn=978-81-7075-035-2\|language=en}}</ref> family of [[Gujarat]], is an Indian politician and former president of [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]]. He was Minister of State for [[Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (India)\|Union Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation (Independent Charge)]] in the [[Government of India]] in the [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry]] till May 2014. His previous posts include that of Minister of State for Power. He has also served as Secretary at [[All India Congress Committee]] from 2004 to 2006. He was born to [[Madhavsinh Solanki]]~~, a Koli~~<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Shah\|first=Ghanshyam\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mdzsAAAAMAAJ&q=Madhavsinh+Koli\|title=Capitalist Development: Critical Essays\|date=1990\|publisher=Popular Prakashan\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=कुमार\|first=रजनीश\|date=2017-12-13\|title=गुजरात: बनिये का दिमाग़ और मियांभाई की बहादुरी~~\|language=hi\|work=BBC News हिंदी~~\|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-42334430\|access-date=2020-09-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Lobo\|first=Lancy\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DBuAAAAMAAJ\|title=The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region (See Pages 173 and 174)\|date=1995\|~~publisher~~=Hindustan Publishing Corporation\|isbn=978-81-7075-035-2\|language=en}}</ref> ~~of Gujarat.~~		'''Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki''' (born 26 November 1953) is an Indian politician and former president of [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]]. He was Minister of State for [[Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (India)\|Union Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation (Independent Charge)]] in the [[Government of India]] in the [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry]] till May 2014. His previous posts include that of Minister of State for Power. He has also served as Secretary at [[All India Congress Committee]] from 2004 to 2006. He was born to [[Madhavsinh Solanki]] of Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Shah \|first=Ghanshyam \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mdzsAAAAMAAJ&q=Madhavsinh+Koli \|title=Capitalist Development: Critical Essays \|date=1990 \|publisher=Popular Prakashan \|isbn=9780861322701 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=कुमार \|first=रजनीश \|date=2017-12-13 \|title=गुजरात: बनिये का दिमाग़ और मियांभाई की बहादुरी \|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-42334430 \|access-date=2020-09-08 \|publisher=BBC News हिंदी \|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Lobo \|first=Lancy \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DBuAAAAMAAJ \|title=The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region (See Pages 173 and 174) \|date=1995 \|work=The Hindustan Publishing Corporation \|isbn=978-81-7075-035-2 \|language=en}}</ref>

	After winning the election twice, in 2004 and 2009, he lost the [[Anand (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Anand]] seat in the [[2014 Indian general election]] to Dilipbhai Patel of BJP.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Lotus garden: BJP wins all 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat \| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Lotus-garden-BJP-wins-all-26-Lok-Sabha-seats-in-Gujarat/articleshow/35228313.cms \|date=17 May 2014\| access-date = 2014-05-17 \| work =The Times of India}}</ref>		After winning the election twice, in 2004 and 2009, he lost the [[Anand (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Anand]] seat in the [[2014 Indian general election]] to Dilipbhai Patel of BJP.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Lotus garden: BJP wins all 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat \| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Lotus-garden-BJP-wins-all-26-Lok-Sabha-seats-in-Gujarat/articleshow/35228313.cms \|date=17 May 2014\| access-date = 2014-05-17 \| work =The Times of India}}</ref>

	==Offices held==		==Offices held==
	*1992 - General Secretary ([[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]])		*1992 – General Secretary ([[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]])
	*1995-2004 - Member, [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] (Three Terms)		*1995-2004 – Member, [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] (Three Terms)
	*2003-2004 - Deputy Leader of Opposition, [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]		*2003-2004 – Deputy Leader of Opposition, [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
	*2004-2014 - [[Member of Parliament]]		*2004-2014 – [[Member of Parliament]]
	*2004 - Secretary, [[All India Congress Committee\|A.I.C.C.]]		*2004 – Secretary, [[All India Congress Committee\|A.I.C.C.]]
	*2006 -2008 - President, [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]]		*2006 -2008 – President, [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]]
	*June 2009-January 2011, Union Minister of State of Power, Government of India<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/article410604.ece\|title=Power companies to import 35 million tonnes of coal \|work=The Hindu\|access-date=8 May 2010\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100429161913/http://beta.thehindu.com/business/Industry/article410604.ece\| archive-date= 29 April 2010 \| url-status= live}}</ref>		*June 2009-January 2011, Union Minister of State of Power, Government of India<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/article410604.ece\|title=Power companies to import 35 million tonnes of coal \|work=The Hindu\|access-date=8 May 2010\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100429161913/http://beta.thehindu.com/business/Industry/article410604.ece\| archive-date= 29 April 2010 \| url-status= live}}</ref>
	*January 2011-October 2012, Minister of State for Railways, Govt. of India		*January 2011-October 2012, Minister of State for Railways, Govt. of India
	*October 2012 - May 2014, Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation(Independent Charge), Govt. of India		*October 2012 – May 2014, Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation(Independent Charge), Govt. of India
	*2015-March 2018 - President, [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]]		*2015-March 2018 – President, [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]]

	He is a former member of the [[Press Council of India]] and has served on several committees, including the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit and the Committee on Public Undertaking.		He is a former member of the [[Press Council of India]] and has served on several committees, including the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit and the Committee on Public Undertaking.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[List of Koli people]]		* [[List of Koli people]]
	* [[List of Koli states and clans]]

	==References==		==References==
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'''Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki''', born on 26 November 1953 in a [[Koli people|Koli]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lobo|first=Lancy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DBuAAAAMAAJ|title=The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region|date=1995|publisher=Hindustan Publishing Corporation|isbn=978-81-7075-035-2|language=en}}</ref> family of [[Gujarat]], is an Indian politician and former president of [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]]. He was Minister of State for [[Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (India)|Union Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation (Independent Charge)]] in the [[Government of India]] in the [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry]] till May 2014. His previous posts include that of Minister of State for Power. He has also served as Secretary at [[All India Congress Committee]] from 2004 to 2006. He was born to [[Madhavsinh Solanki]], a Koli<ref>{{Cite book|last=Shah|first=Ghanshyam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mdzsAAAAMAAJ&q=Madhavsinh+Koli|title=Capitalist Development: Critical Essays|date=1990|publisher=Popular Prakashan|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=कुमार|first=रजनीश|date=2017-12-13|title=गुजरात: बनिये का दिमाग़ और मियांभाई की बहादुरी|language=hi|work=BBC News हिंदी|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-42334430|access-date=2020-09-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Lobo|first=Lancy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DBuAAAAMAAJ|title=The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region (See Pages 173 and 174)|date=1995|publisher=Hindustan Publishing Corporation|isbn=978-81-7075-035-2|language=en}}</ref> of Gujarat.

After winning the election twice, in 2004 and 2009, he lost the [[Anand (Lok Sabha constituency)|Anand]] seat in the [[2014 Indian general election]] to Dilipbhai Patel of BJP.<ref>{{cite web | title = Lotus garden: BJP wins all 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Lotus-garden-BJP-wins-all-26-Lok-Sabha-seats-in-Gujarat/articleshow/35228313.cms |date=17 May 2014| access-date = 2014-05-17 | work =The Times of India}}</ref>

==Offices held==
*1992 - General Secretary ([[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]])
*1995-2004 - Member, [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] (Three Terms)
*2003-2004 - Deputy Leader of Opposition, [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
*2004-2014 - [[Member of Parliament]]
*2004 - Secretary, [[All India Congress Committee|A.I.C.C.]]
*2006 -2008 - President, [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]]
*June 2009-January 2011, Union Minister of State of Power, Government of India<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/article410604.ece|title=Power companies to import 35 million tonnes of coal |work=The Hindu|access-date=8 May 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100429161913/http://beta.thehindu.com/business/Industry/article410604.ece| archive-date= 29 April 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
*January 2011-October 2012, Minister of State for Railways, Govt. of India
*October 2012 - May 2014, Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation(Independent Charge), Govt. of India
*2015-March 2018 - President, [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]]

He is a former member of the [[Press Council of India]] and has served on several committees, including the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit and the Committee on Public Undertaking.
== See also ==
* [[List of Koli people]]
* [[List of Koli states and clans]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071214022019/http://www.bharatsolanki.com/ Official web site]

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