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'''Makarand Desai''' (Makarand Balwantrai Desai), (born 1935) was a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) from [[Gujarat]], who also remained BJP's National Secretary in the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite web | title = Civil action|publisher=India Today| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hindu-and-muslim-leaders-of-baroda-join-forces-to-protest-against-misuse-of-tada/1/337590.html |date= October 15, 1987| accessdate = 2014-06-23}}</ref> He was a cabinet minister in [[Government of Gujarat]] from 1975 to 1976 and from 1977 to 1980, and held Industries portfolio. He was elected to [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vadodara]] City constituency in 1975 state elections,<ref>{{cite web | title = Members |publisher=Gujarat Vidhan Sabha, Official website| url = http://www.gujaratassembly.gov.in/pastmember.asp?con_name=All&mem_surname=Desai&search=Makrand&party=All&assem=All&x=11&y=13 <br />
| accessdate = 2014-06-23 }}</ref> though he lost the 1980 state elections,<ref>{{cite web | title = Vadodara City (Gujarat) Assembly Constituency | url = http://www.elections.in/gujarat/assembly-constituencies/vadodara-city.html | accessdate = 2014-06-23 }}</ref> He lost again in 1985 state elections from [[Sayajigunj]] Assembly Constituency, and shifted to national level politics.<ref>{{cite web | title = Sayajiganj (Gujarat) Assembly Constituency | url = http://www.elections.in/gujarat/assembly-constituencies/sayajiganj.html | accessdate = 2014-06-23 }}</ref><ref name=india/><br />
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He was a chemical engineer and worked as Jt Vice President at [[Jaycees International]] before entering politics in 1969. He studied BE, MS and then CE at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (USA) .<ref name=india>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WIBmAAAAMAAJ&q=Makrand+Desai+neela+jaycees&dq=Makrand+Desai+neela+jaycees&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dzqmU9mZG4jskgW7goC4Cg&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAA India Who's who - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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After he died, his wife, Neela Desai also remained active in politics, and in May 2014, she was one of few people invited from Gujarat to attend the [[First swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi|swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi]].<ref name=exp>{{cite web | title = On guest list: Tea vendor who was Modi’s proposer |publisher= The Indian Express | url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/on-guest-list-tea-vendor-who-was-modis-proposer/ | accessdate = 2014-06-23 }}</ref><br />
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