Shivendra Raje Bhosale is an Indian politician and a member of

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

. He is a descendant of

Chatrapati Shivaji Shivaji Bhonsale I (; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680), also referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the declining Adilsh ...

, founder of the

Maratha Empire The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of Shi ...

. He is heir to the Satara royal family. He was elected to

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 memb ...

from Satara constituency from 2004 to 2019 as a member of the

Nationalist Congress Party The Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP) is one of the nine national parties in India. The party generally supports Indian nationalism and Gandhian secularism. It is the largest opposition party in Maharashtra and is also a significant party in ...

. He joined

ahead of

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election The 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 21 October 2019 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. After a 61.4% turnout in the election, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Bharatiya ...

.Day After Resignations, 4 Maharashtra Opposition Legislators Join BJP
/ref> Ssc passed from Annasaheb Kalyani Vidyalaya Satara.

Personal life

He is son of Abhaysinh Raje Bhosale who was also MLA in the

from Satara constituency. Udayanraje Bhosale is his cousin.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhosale, Shivendra Raje Living people People from Satara (city) Marathi politicians Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019 Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra Year of birth missing (living people)