Anil Desai ( mr, अनिल देसाई) is an Indian politician belonging to the
Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena ( IAST: ''Śiva Sēnā'') () was a right-wing to far-right Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from nativist movements in Bom ...
. He is a member of the
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...
, the Upper house of Indian Parliament from
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
.
Anil Desai is considered to be excellent at managing elections, legal matters and back room activities. He has played a major role in managing the party’s resources and floated ideas like coining slogan, UTha Maharashtra (Wake up, Maharashtra). He is known as the party’s sober face.
In 2020, Desai promoted a
Two-child policy with his the
Constitution (Amendment) Bill, Desai proposed to amend the Article 47A of the Constitution of India to state
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Positions held
* 2002: All India Party Secretary, Shiv Sena
* 2005: General Secretary, Sthaniya Lokadhikar Samiti Mahasangh (Federation), an affiliated organization of Shiv Sena
* 2012: Elected to Rajya Sabha (1st term)
* 2018: Re-Elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
See also
*
Rajya Sabha Members
References
External links
Shivsena official website* http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/anil-desai.html
Rajya Sabha MP Biodata
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Shiv Sena politicians
Living people
Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra
1957 births
Politicians from Mumbai
Marathi politicians