Pravin Darekar

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Pravin Darekar
Leader of the Opposition
Maharashtra Legislative Council
Assumed office
16 December 2019
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Preceded byDhananjay Munde
ConstituencyElected by MLAs
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
Assumed office
8 July 2016
ConstituencyElected by MLAs
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
for Magathane
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byPrakash Surve
Personal details
Nationality Indian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2016-)
Other political
affiliations		Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (Until 2016)
OccupationPolitician
Websitemahabjp.org

Pravin Darekar is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was a one term Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Magathane (Vidhan Sabha constituency).And now leader of Opposition in Maharashtra legislative council.

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections 2014[edit]

Pravin Darekar lost the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections 2014.

Early political life[edit]

Praveen Darekar was first elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena ticket in 2009.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena[edit]

Pravin Darekar was one of the driving forces along with Raj Thackeray to form the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.[1][2]

Joined Bharatiya Janata Party[edit]

After his loss in the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election he left the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena[3] to join the Bharatiya Janata Party.[4][5][6]

Positions held[edit]

Controversy[edit]

He was booked in the rupees 123 crore Mumbai District Cooperative Bank scam.[10][11][12]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "MNS general secretary Pravin Darekar quits". mid-day.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "MNS general secretary Pravin Darekar quits". firstpost.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dissension hits MNS, general secy Pravin Darekar resigns". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mumbai: BJP leaders refuse to work with 'tainted' Pravin Darekar". mid-day.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "After BJP, MNS dissident Pravin Darekar calls on Shiv Sena". timesofindia.indiatimes.com/. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Disquiet in BJP over red carpet for tainted outsiders". freepressjournal.in. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Pravin Yeshwant Darekar (Winner) Magathane (MUMBAI SUBURBAN)". myneta.info. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Among other candidates who made it to the Council are Sujit Singh Thakur, Pravin Darekar". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "BJP's decision to field Praveen Darekar for polls angers party workers". asianage.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ex-MLA Pravin Darekar booked for Rs 123 crore fraud". business-standard.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Mumbai: BJP leader Pravin Darekar booked in bank scam". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "FIR lodged against ex-MNS leader Pravin Darekar for embezzlement of Rs 123 crore". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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