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			Although a parliamentary democracy, Indian politics has increasing become dynastic, possibly due to the absence of a party organization, independent civil society associations that mobilize support for the party, and centralized financing of elections.<ref name="ppq.sagepub.com">{{cite journal\|last1=Chhibber⇑\|first1=Pradeep\|title=Dynastic parties Organization, finance and impact\|journal=Party Politics \|date=March 2013\|volume=19\|issue=2\|pages=277–295\|doi=10.1177/1354068811406995\|s2cid=144781444}}</ref> The dynastic phenomenon is seen from national level down to district level. One example of dynastic politics has been the [[Nehru–Gandhi family]] which produced [[List of prime ministers of India\|three]] [[Prime Minister of India\|Indian prime ministers]]. Family members have also led the [[Indian National Congress\|Congress party]] for most of the period since 1978 when Indira Gandhi floated the then Congress(I) faction of the party.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Basu\|first1=Amrita\|last2=Chandra (Editor)\|first2=Kanchan\|title=Democratic Dynasties: State, Party and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics\|date=2016\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|location=Cambridge, UK\|isbn=978-1-107-12344-1\|page=136\|edition=1\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tesIDAAAQBAJ&q=sonia&pg=PR10\|access-date=23 May 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110030054/https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=tesIDAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR10&dq=%22political+dynasties%22+india&ots=panvSUPVV9&sig=rBLRMVvTQ2f7mX6q3bm6Gj6eyfw#v=onepage&q=sonia&f=false\|archive-date=10 November 2019\|url-status=live}}</ref> Dynasticism is fairly common also in many political parties in Maharashtra.<ref name="Denyer2014">{{cite book\|author=Simon Denyer\|title=Rogue Elephant: Harnessing the Power of India's Unruly Democracy\|url=https://archive.org/details/rogueelephanthar0000deny\|url-access=registration\|date=24 June 2014\|publisher=Bloomsbury USA\|isbn=978-1-62040-608-3\|pages=[https://archive.org/details/rogueelephanthar0000deny/page/115 115]–116}}</ref> The ruling [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] also features several senior leaders who are dynasts. However, the phenomenon of dynasticism is at much lower level in the BJP than the Congress party.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://scroll.in/article/918234/is-the-bjp-less-dynastic-than-the-congress-not-so-lok-sabha-data-shows\|title = Is the BJP less dynastic than the Congress? Not so, Lok Sabha data shows}}</ref><ref name="Chandra2016">{{cite book\|author=Kanchan Chandra\|title=Democratic Dynasties: State, Party, and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VwbFDAAAQBAJ&pg=PR10\|date=28 April 2016\|publisher=Cambridge University Press \|isbn=978-1-316-59212-0\|page=131,136}}</ref> In Maharashtra, the [[Nationalist Congress Party\|NCP]] has particularly high level of dynasticism.<ref name="Chandra2016"/>
	Although a parliamentary democracy, Indian politics has increasing become dynastic, possibly due to the absence of a party organization, independent civil society associations that mobilize support for the party, and centralized financing of elections.<ref name="ppq.sagepub.com">{{cite journal\|last1=Chhibber⇑\|first1=Pradeep\|title=Dynastic parties Organization, finance and impact\|journal=Party Politics \|date=March 2013\|volume=19\|issue=2\|pages=277–295\|doi=10.1177/1354068811406995\|s2cid=144781444}}</ref> The dynastic phenomenon is seen from national level down to district level. One example of dynastic politics has been the [[Nehru–Gandhi family]] which produced [[List of prime ministers of India\|three]] [[Prime Minister of India\|Indian prime ministers]]. Family members have also led the [[Indian National Congress\|Congress party]] for most of the period since 1978 when Indira Gandhi floated the then Congress(I) faction of the party.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Basu\|first1=Amrita\|last2=Chandra (Editor)\|first2=Kanchan\|title=Democratic Dynasties: State, Party and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics\|date=2016\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|location=Cambridge, UK\|isbn=978-1-107-12344-1\|page=136\|edition=1\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tesIDAAAQBAJ&q=sonia&pg=PR10\|access-date=23 May 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110030054/https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=tesIDAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR10&dq=%22political+dynasties%22+india&ots=panvSUPVV9&sig=rBLRMVvTQ2f7mX6q3bm6Gj6eyfw#v=onepage&q=sonia&f=false\|archive-date=10 November 2019\|url-status=live}}</ref> Dynasticism is fairly common also in many political parties in Maharashtra.<ref name="Denyer2014">{{cite book\|author=Simon Denyer\|title=Rogue Elephant: Harnessing the Power of India's Unruly Democracy\|url=https://archive.org/details/rogueelephanthar0000deny\|url-access=registration\|date=24 June 2014\|publisher=Bloomsbury USA\|isbn=978-1-62040-608-3\|pages=[https://archive.org/details/rogueelephanthar0000deny/page/115 115]–116}}</ref> The ruling [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] also features several senior leaders who are dynasts. However, the phenomenon of dynasticism is at much lower level in the BJP than the Congress party.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://scroll.in/article/918234/is-the-bjp-less-dynastic-than-the-congress-not-so-lok-sabha-data-shows\|title = Is the BJP less dynastic than the Congress? Not so, Lok Sabha data shows}}</ref><ref name="Chandra2016">{{cite book\|author=Kanchan Chandra\|title=Democratic Dynasties: State, Party, and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VwbFDAAAQBAJ&pg=PR10\|date=28 April 2016\|publisher=Cambridge University Press \|isbn=978-1-316-59212-0\|page=131,136}}</ref> In Maharashtra, the [[Nationalist Congress Party\|NCP]] has particularly high level of dynasticism.<ref name="Chandra2016">{{cite book\|author=Kanchan Chandra\|title=Democratic Dynasties: State, Party, and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VwbFDAAAQBAJ&pg=PR10\|date=28 April 2016\|publisher=Cambridge University Press \|isbn=978-1-316-59212-0\|page=131,136}}</~~ref~~>

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Although a parliamentary democracy, Indian politics has increasing become dynastic, possibly due to the absence of a party organization, independent civil society associations that mobilize support for the party, and centralized financing of elections.<ref name="ppq.sagepub.com">{{cite journal|last1=Chhibber⇑|first1=Pradeep|title=Dynastic parties Organization, finance and impact|journal=Party Politics |date=March 2013|volume=19|issue=2|pages=277–295|doi=10.1177/1354068811406995|s2cid=144781444}}</ref> The dynastic phenomenon is seen from national level down to district level. One example of dynastic politics has been the [[Nehru–Gandhi family]] which produced [[List of prime ministers of India|three]] [[Prime Minister of India|Indian prime ministers]]. Family members have also led the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]] for most of the period since 1978 when Indira Gandhi floated the then Congress(I) faction of the party.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Basu|first1=Amrita|last2=Chandra (Editor)|first2=Kanchan|title=Democratic Dynasties: State, Party and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics|date=2016|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge, UK|isbn=978-1-107-12344-1|page=136|edition=1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tesIDAAAQBAJ&q=sonia&pg=PR10|access-date=23 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110030054/https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=tesIDAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR10&dq=%22political+dynasties%22+india&ots=panvSUPVV9&sig=rBLRMVvTQ2f7mX6q3bm6Gj6eyfw#v=onepage&q=sonia&f=false|archive-date=10 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Dynasticism is fairly common also in many political parties in Maharashtra.<ref name="Denyer2014">{{cite book|author=Simon Denyer|title=Rogue Elephant: Harnessing the Power of India's Unruly Democracy|url=https://archive.org/details/rogueelephanthar0000deny|url-access=registration|date=24 June 2014|publisher=Bloomsbury USA|isbn=978-1-62040-608-3|pages=[https://archive.org/details/rogueelephanthar0000deny/page/115 115]–116}}</ref> The ruling [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] also features several senior leaders who are dynasts. However, the phenomenon of dynasticism is at much lower level in the BJP than the Congress party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/918234/is-the-bjp-less-dynastic-than-the-congress-not-so-lok-sabha-data-shows|title = Is the BJP less dynastic than the Congress? Not so, Lok Sabha data shows}}</ref><ref name="Chandra2016">{{cite book|author=Kanchan Chandra|title=Democratic Dynasties: State, Party, and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VwbFDAAAQBAJ&pg=PR10|date=28 April 2016|publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-316-59212-0|page=131,136}}</ref> In Maharashtra, the [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] has particularly high level of dynasticism.<ref name="Chandra2016">{{cite book|author=Kanchan Chandra|title=Democratic Dynasties: State, Party, and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VwbFDAAAQBAJ&pg=PR10|date=28 April 2016|publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-316-59212-0|page=131,136}}</ref>

Below is a partial list of the political families of [[Maharashtra]] state in [[India]].
==A==
'''The Ambedkar Family'''
{{main|Ambedkar family}}

* [[B. R. Ambedkar]] (1891 - 1956) - The Father of the [[Constitution of India]], [[Minister of Law and Justice|1st Minister of Law and Justice]], [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)]], Labour Member of [[Viceroy's Executive Council]], Leader of the Opposition in the [[Bombay Legislative Assembly]] and Member of the [[Bombay Legislative Council]].
**[[Yashwant Ambedkar]] (1912 - 1977) - Son of B. R. Ambedkar, leader of [[Republican Party of India]] and a member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]].
***[[Prakash Ambedkar]] - Son of Yashwant Ambedkar, leader of the [[Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi]], and the former [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of the Parliament]] (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha).
**** Sujat Ambedkar - Son of Prakash Ambedkar, Activist and Leader of the [[Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi]].
*** [[Anandraj Ambedkar]] - Son of Yashwant Ambedkar, Leader of Republican Sena and the [[Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi]].

==B==
'''The Bhosale Family''', '''Satara'''

▪ [[Udayanraje Bhosale]], Former Minister of State in Maharashtra Government. Member of Parliament of India.

▪ [[Bhonsle|Shivendra Raje Bhosale]], Member of Legislative Assembly.

'''The Bhujbal Family'''
* [[Chhagan Bhujbal]] - Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]
**[[Pankaj Bhujbal]] - Son of Chhagan Bhujbal. Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
** [[Sameer Bhujbal]] - Nephew of Chhagan Bhujbal. Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] form [[Nashik|Nashik (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]

==C==
'''The Chavan Family (of Dajisaheb)'''

* [[Dajisaheb Chavan]] - Union Deputy Minister for Defence and Law.
* [[Premalakaki Chavan]] - Wife of Dajisaheb Chavan. Member of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
**[[Prithviraj Chavan]] - Son of Dajisaheb Chavan. 17th [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]

'''The Chavan Family (of Shankarrao)'''

* [[Shankarrao Chavan]] - Union Minister of Finance and Home Affairs and 5th [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]
** [[Ashok Chavan]] - Son of Shankarrao Chavan. 16th [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]
** [[Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan]] - Daughter-in-law of Shankarrao Chavan. Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhokar]]

==D==
'''The Dange Family'''
* [[Shripad Amrit Dange]] - Founding member of the [[Communist Party of India]]
** [[Roza Vidyadhar Deshpande]] - Member of Parliament from [[Mumbai North Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai North Central]]

'''The Dandavate Family'''
* [[Madhu Dandavate]] - [[Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission]], [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]], [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]]
* [[Pramila Dandavate]] - Member of Parliament from [[Mumbai North Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai North Central]]

'''The Danve Family'''
* [[Raosaheb Danve]] - Represents Bhartiya Janata Party in 16th Lok Sabha[1] & formerly Maharashtra President of Bhartiya Janata Party.
**[[Santosh Danve]] - MLA

'''The Deshmukh Family'''
*[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]] (1945 – August 2012) - MP in the Rajya Sabha, Indian Minister of Science & Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, former Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, former Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra for 2 Terms -
[[Amit Deshmukh]], son of Vilasrao Deshmukh - Cabinet Minister & Guardian Minister of Latur

[[Diliprao Deshmukh]]; Younger Brother Of Vilasrao Deshmukh - Former Minister For Sports Maharashtra Government & Guardian Minister For Latur

[[Dhiraj Deshmukh]]; third son of Ex. CM [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]] and Younger brother of [[Amit Deshmukh]] - [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] Member of Legislative Assembly Latur Rural Constituency

'''The Deora Family'''

[[Murli Deora]] Former Cabinet Minister Central Government

[[Milind Deora]] Former Minister of Central Government, Son of Murli Deora

'''The Dutt Family'''

[[Sunil Dutt]] Ex. Member of Parliament Lok Sabha

[[Priya Dutt]] Ex. Member of Parliament, daughter of Sunil Dutt

==F==
'''The Fadnavis Family'''

*Gangadharrao Fadnavis - Senior Jan Sangh leader and a BJP MLC.
**[[Devendra Fadnavis]] - Former [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister of Maharashtra. (2014-2019)]]
*[[Shobha Fadnavis]] - Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]] and aunt of [[Devendra Fadnavis]]

==G==
'''The Gadakh Family'''
*[[Yashwantrao Gadakh Patil]] - is a veteran leader of Nationalist Congress Party from Maharashtra. He served as [[Member of Parliament]] for 3 terms, also served as Member of legislative council.[1]
**[[Shankarrao Gadakh]] - current [[Cabinet Minister]] of [[Government of Maharashtra]]. He was elected as an independent Member of the legislative assembly in 2019 for the second time, and later announced his support to [[Shivsena]].
The family is also very close to [[Sharad Pawar]].

'''The Gaikwad Family'''
* [[Eknath Gaikwad]]
** [[Varsha Gaikwad]] – current [[Cabinet Minister]] of [[Government of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]]. She is a four term Member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]

'''The Gavai Family'''

* [[R. S. Gavai]] - Governor, MP (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha), MLC
** [[Rajendra Gavai]] – Son of R. S. Gavai and President of [[Republican Party of India (Gavai)]]

'''The Gholap Family'''
* [[Babanrao Gholap]] - Cabinet Minister of Social Welfare in Maharashtra Government
** [[Yogesh Gholap]] - Son of Babanrao. Member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Deolali Vidhan Sabha constituency as member of [[Shiv Sena]]

==H==

'''The Hiray Family'''
*[https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/342 Bhausaheb] Hiray -
*Vyankatrao Hiray –
**Pushpatai Hiray
***Dr. Prashat Vyankatrao Hiray - Former [[Minister (government)|Minister]] of [[Transport]] & Protocol of State of [[Maharashtra]]
***Dr. Apoorva Prashat Hiray - Former [[Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra|MLC]] of [[Maharashtra]]
***Dr. Advay Prashant Hiray -Patil - Current [[Chairperson|Chairman]] of [[Nashik]] [[District]] [[Agriculture in India|Agriculture Industrial]] [[Corporation]] & Member of [[Agricultural produce market committee|APMC]] [[Vashi]] [[Navi Mumbai]]

==K==
'''The Khadse Family, [[Jalgaon]]'''
*[[Eknath Khadse]], Former Agriculture Minister of Maharashtra
**[[Raksha Khadse]], Daughter-in-law of [[Eknath Khadse]], MP from Raver constituency

'''The Khan Family, [[Parbhani]]'''
*[[Abdul Rahman Khan Yousuf Khan|Abdul Rahman Khan]], Former member of [[Bombay Legislative Council]], [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] and [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
**[[Irfan ur Rahman Khan]], Son of [[Abdul Rahman Khan Yousuf Khan|Abdul Rahman Khan]], Ex Secretary of [[Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee]] and Ex Vice President of [[Maharashtra Youth Congress]]

'''The Kshirsagar Family, [[Beed]]'''
*[[Kesharbai Kshirsagar]], Former [[Member of Parliament]], Lok Sabha and [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
**[[Jaydutt Kshirsagar]], son of [[Kesharbai Kshirsagar]], Former Minister of public works department and member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
***[[Sandeep Kshirsagar]], grandson of [[Kesharbai Kshirsagar]] and nephew of [[Jaydutt Kshirsagar]], Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from Beed

==M==
'''The Mohite Family, Solapur'''

* [[Shankarrao Mohite-Patil]] - Member of the [[Bombay State]] Legislative Assembly from 1952 to 1960 as well as in [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from 1960 to 1972
** [[Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil]] - Son of Shankarao. Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] State.
** [[Pratapsinh Mohite-Patil]] - Minister for Cooperation in the [[Shiv Sena]]-led state government in the late-90s under [[Narayan Rane]] as well as member of [[13th Lok Sabha]] from [[Solapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Solapur]]
** [[Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil]] - Son of Vijaysinh. Former Member of [[Rajya Sabha]].

'''The Mahajan Family'''
* [[Pramod Mahajan]] (1949 – 2006) - Parliamentary affairs minister in [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] government
** [[Poonam Mahajan]] - Daughter of Pramod Mahajan. Member of Parliament from [[Mumbai North Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai North Central]]

'''The Munde Family'''
* [[Gopinath Munde]] (1949-2014) - [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in [[Narendra Modi]]'s Cabinet. Brother-in-law of [[Pramod Mahajan]]
** [[Pankaja Munde]] - Daughter of Gopinath Munde.Ex.Minister of Rural Development, Women and Child Welfare in [[Devendra Fadnavis]] government
** [[Pritam Munde]] - Younger daughter of Gopinath Munde. Member of Parliament from [[Beed (Lok Sabha constituency)|Beed]]
** [[Dhananjay Munde]] - Nephew of Gopinath Munde, Cabinet Minister, Government of Maharashtra

==N==
''' The Vasantrao Naik Family '''
* [[Vasantrao Naik]], 4th Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Former Member of Parliament. The longest served Chief Minister of State.
* [[Avinash Naik]] son of [[Vasantarao Naik]], Former Minister of state.
* [[Sudhakarrao Naik]],Nephew of [[Vasantarao Naik]], Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Former Member of Parliament. Founder member of Nationalist Congress Party
* [[Manohar Naik]], brother of [[Sudhkarrao Naik]], Ex Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra, Leader of [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
* [[Nilay Naik]], Nephew of [[Sudhakarrao Naik]], Member of Legislative Council, Former President of Zilha Parishad Yavatmal.
* [[Indranil Naik]],son of [[Manohar Naik]], MLA.
* [[Anita Naik]], wife of [[
Manohar Naik]], Mayor Municipal Corporation Pusad.
* [[Yayati Naik]], Son of [[Manohar Naik]], former deputy President of Zilha Parishad Yavatmal.
'''The Naik Family'''
* [[Ganesh Naik]], Member of legislative assembly and Ex Minister of State excise and non conventional energy, Maharashtra<ref name="Hansen2018">{{cite book|author=Thomas Blom Hansen|title=Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bf5ZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PP1|date=5 June 2018|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0-691-18862-1|pages=103–104}}</ref>
** [[Sanjeev Naik]], Ex. Member of Parliament Lok Sabha, Ex.Mayor of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
** [[Sandeep Naik]], Ex.Member of Legislative Assembly
** [[Sagar Naik]], Ex Mayor of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Nephew of [[Ganesh Naik]]

==P==
'''The Pawar Family, Baramati'''
*[[Sharad Pawar]] - Former Agriculture Minister of India, Member Of Parliament Rajya Sabha
**[[Supriya Sule]] - Daughter of [[Sharad Pawar]], Member, Lok Sabha Baramati Constituency
**[[Ajit Pawar]] - Nephew of Sharad Pawar; Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State
***[[Rohit Rajendra Pawar]] - Grandson of Sharad Pawar, Nephew of Supriya Sule and Ajit Pawar Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Karjat Jamkhed Constituency

'''The Patil family Nilanga'''
*[[Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar]] - Ex. Chief Minister of Maharashtra State
**[[Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar]] -Ex.Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra state, Nephew of [[Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar]]

'''The Vikhe Patil family Nagar'''
*[[Balasaheb Vikhe Patil]] Ex. Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
**[[Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil]] Ex.Cabinet Minister & Opposition leader of Maharashtra state, Son of [[Balasaheb Vikhe Patil]]
***[[Sujay Vikhe Patil]] Member of Parliament Lok Sabha, Son of Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil & Grandson of Balasaheb Vikhe Patil

'''The Patil Family Kolhapur'''
*[[D. Y. Patil]] - Former Governor of Bihar, India
**[[Satej Patil]] - [[Maharashtra Legislative Council|MLC]], State Minister & Guardian Minister of Kolhapur District, Maharashtra

'''The Patil Family Tasgaon (Sangli)'''

[[R. R. Patil]] - Ex.Deputy Chief Minister and Cabinet minister of Maharashtra State

[[Suman Patil]] - Member of Legislative Assembly, Wife of [[R. R. Patil]]

'''The Patil Family Sangali'''

[[Rajarambapu Patil]] - Ex. Member of legislative assembly Maharashtra

[[Jayant Patil]] - Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra State, Son of Rajarambapu Patil

''' The Purohit Family '''
*[[Raj K. Purohit ]]- Chief Whip of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Cabinet Minister)
**Aakash Raj Purohit - Municipal corporator from Ward 221, BMC.
*[[Yogeshwar Purohit]] also known as [[Yogeshwar Rajpurohit]] - Student leader in Maharastra and State Media Convenor of ABVP Konkan

'''The Paranjape Family
*[[Paranjape Prakash Vishvanath]] - Shiv Sena MP from Thane Lok Sabha.
**[[Anand Paranjpe]] - Son of Prakash Paranjape. Industrialist and member of the 15th Lok Sabha from Kalyan representing the NCP.

==R==
'''The Rane Family'''

* [[Narayan Rane]] - [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] (1999) under the Shiv sena BJP coalition government
** [[Nilesh Narayan Rane]] - Member of Parliament from [[Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg]]. Son of Narayan Rane.
** [[Nitesh Narayan Rane]] - Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] form [[Kankavli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kankavli]]. Son of Narayan Rane.

==S==
'''The [[Solunke|Solanke]] Family''', '''[[Beed district|Beed]]'''

▪ [[Sundarrao Solanke]] - Patil, Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] State(1978-1980), Unopposed MLA in 1972, First President of [[Beed district|Beed]] Zilla Parishad.

** [[Prakashdada Solanke|Prakashdada Sundarrao Solanke]], Former Minister of State for Revenue in Maharashtra Government (2009-2012).

'''The Shinde Family, [[Solapur district|Solapur]]'''
*[[Sushilkumar Shinde]], Former Central Home Minister of India, Former Ministry of Power, Former Governor of AndhraPradesh, Former Chief Minister of Mahrashtra.
**[[Praniti Shinde]], Member of Legislative Assembly from Solapur City Central, Mahrashtra, [[All India Congress Committee|AICC]] Media Panelist. Daughter of Sushilkumar

'''The Shirole (Patil) Family, [[Pune]]'''.
* [[Anil Shirole]], Ex-[[Member of Parliament]] of Delhi from Pune.
* [[Siddharth Shirole]], Present [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] Maharashtra from [[Shivajinagar, Pune|Shivajinagar]] Assembly Constituency Pune.
* Bhausaheb Shirole, Second [[Mayor]] of [[Pune]] in 1957 and Ex-[[Member of Legislative Council]] Maharashtra, Pune.
* Balasaheb Shirole, [[Mayor]] of Pune in 1983.
* Shrikant Shirole, Ex - Corporater and Standing Committee Chairman of Pune Municipal Corporation in Shivajinagar Pune.

'''The Shinde family'''
*[[Eknath Shinde]], Member of Legislative Assembly from Kopri-Pachpakhadi, Maharashtra, Leader of [[Shiv Sena]] Party, former Cabinet Minister of PWD in Maharashtra State Government (2014-2019), Appointed as Guardian minister of [[Thane District]] (2014-2019)
*[[Shrikant Shinde]], Member of Parliament 16th Lok Sabha from kalyan constituency, Maharashtra, Son of [[Eknath Shinde]]

'''The Siddique Family, [[Mumbai]]'''
*[[Baba Siddique]], Former Minister of state for civil supplies, food, labour and FDA, former member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
**[[Zeeshan Siddique]], Son of [[Baba Siddique]], Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from Bandra west

==T==
'''The [[Thackeray Family]], [[Mumbai]]'''
*[[Bal Thackeray]] (Balasaheb) (1926 – 2012) - founder leader and former chairperson of the [[Shiv Sena]]
**[[Uddhav Thackeray]],Former Chief Minister Of Maharashtra; leader and chairperson of the Shiv Sena; son of Balasaheb Thackeray
***[[Aditya Thackeray]], Minister (Environment and climate, Tourism, Protocol), Government of Maharashtra; founder and president of Yuva Sena; son of Uddhav Thackeray
**[[Raj Thackeray]], nephew of Balasaheb. Founded and heads the breakaway faction called [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]
***Amit Thackeray, Son of Raj Thackeray [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena|MNS]] Leader

==Z==
'''The Zanak Family'''
*Ramrao Zanak - Former Member Of Legislative Assembly.
*[[Subhash Zanak]] - Son of Ramrao. Former Cabinet Minister For Women and Child Welfare, [[Ashok Chavan]]'s Ministry
*[[Amit Subhashrao Zanak]] - Son of Subhash and grandson of Ramrao. Legislator in Maharashtra assembly
'''The Zakaria Family'''
*[[Rafiq Zakaria]] Former Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha & Cabinet Minister in Maharashtra
*[[Asif Zakaria]] - Son of Ahmed, Municipal Corporator, Ward No. 101 & Member - Standing Committee, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Maharashtra politicians| ]]
[[Category:Lists of people from Maharashtra]]