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{{short description|Indian politician, agricultural cooperative and reforestation movement founder}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Balasaheb Thorat
| image = Balasaheb Thorat in Press Conference, 2022.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |df=y|1953|2|7}}
| birth_name = Vijay Bhausaheb Thorat
| residence = Jorve, Taluka Sangamner, District Ahmednagar, Tapalcha Patta, Sudarshan, 7 Shivjinagar, Sangamner--422605
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Indian National Congress|Leader of Congress Legislature Party]] [[Maharashtra Legislature]]
| term_start = 24 November 2019
| term_end = 26 November 2024
| 1namedata = *[[Sonia Gandhi]]
*[[Mallikarjun Kharge]]
| 1blankname = [[President of the Indian National Congress|National President]] [[Indian National Congress]]
| predecessor = [[Prithviraj Chavan]]
| successor = [[Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar]]
| office1 = [[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly)]]
| status1 = Additional Charge
| term_start1 = 18 July 2023
| term_end1 = 3 August 2023
| governor1 = *[[Ramesh Bais]]
| 1blankname1 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata1 = *[[Eknath Shinde]]
| 2blankname1 = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Dy Chief Minister]]
| 2namedata1 = *[[Devendra Fadnavis]] ''(First)''
*[[Ajit Pawar]] ''(Second)''
| 3blankname1 = [[List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the House]]
| 3namedata1 = *[[Rahul Narwekar]]
| deputy1 = *[[Himself]]
| predecessor1 = *[[Ajit Pawar]]
*[[Jitendra Awhad]] (Acting)
| successor1 = *[[Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar]]
| office2 = [[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly#Deputy Leaders of the Opposition|Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 4 July 2022
| term_end2 = 3 August 2023
| governor2 = *[[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
*[[Ramesh Bais]]
| 1blankname2 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata2 = *[[Eknath Shinde]]
| 2blankname2 = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Dy Chief Minister]]
| 2namedata2 = *[[Devendra Fadnavis]] ''(First)''
*[[Ajit Pawar]] (From 02 July 2023) ''(Second)''
| 4blankname2 = [[List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the House]]
| 4namedata2 = *[[Rahul Narwekar]]
| 3blankname2 = [[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]]
| 3namedata2 = *[[Ajit Pawar]]
*[[Jitendra Awhad]] (Acting)
*[[Himself]] (Additional Charge)
| predecessor2 = *[[Sudhir Mungantiwar]]
| successor2 = *[[Jitendra Awhad]] ([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]])
*[[Ajay Choudhari]] ([[Shiv Sena (UBT)|SHS(UTB)]])
| office3 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = (1978-1980), (1985
| term_end3 = 2024)
| governor3 =
| 1blankname3 = [[List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the House]]
| 1namedata3 =
| constituency3 = [[Sangamner Assembly constituency|Sangamner]]
| predecessor3 = [[B. J. Khatal-Patil]]

| successor3 = [[Amol Khatal]]
| office4 = [[Government of Maharashtra|Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra]]
| term_start4 = 30 December 2019
| term_end4 = 29 June 2022
| subterm4 = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice4 = [[Thackeray ministry]]
| minister4 = * [[Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)|Revenue]]
| 1blankname4 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata4 = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| 2blankname4 = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Dy Chief Minister]]
| 2namedata4 = [[Ajit Pawar]]
| governor4 = *[[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| 3blankname4 = Guardian Minister
| 3namedata4 = *[[Dhule district|Dhule District]] Additional Charge
| predecessor4 = *[[Himself]] (Acting)
| successor4 = [[Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil]]
| term_start5 = 28 November 2019
| term_end5 = 30 December 2019
| subterm5 = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice5 = [[Thackeray ministry]]
| minister5 = *[[Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)|Revenue]]
*[[Ministry of Energy, New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra|Energy]]
*[[Ministry of Medical Education (Maharashtra)|Medical Education]]
*[[Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)|School Education]]
*[[Department of Animal Husbandry (Maharashtra)|Animal Husbandry]]
*[[Ministry of Dairy Development (Maharashtra)|Dairy Development]]
*[[Ministry of Fisheries Department (Maharashtra)|Fisheries Department]]
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| 1namedata5 = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| status5 = Incharge
| governor5 = *[[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| predecessor5 = *[[Chandrakant Patil]] {{small|([[Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)|Revenue Ministry]])}}
*[[Chandrashekhar Bawankule]] {{small|([[Ministry of Energy, New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra|Energy Ministry]])}}
*[[Girish Mahajan]] {{small|([[Ministry of Medical Education (Maharashtra)|Medical Education Ministry]])}}
*[[Ashish Shelar]] {{small|([[Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)|School Education Ministry]])}}
*[[Ram Shinde]] {{small|([[Department of Animal Husbandry (Maharashtra)|Animal Husbandry Ministry]])}}
*[[Ram Shinde]] {{small|([[Ministry of Dairy Development (Maharashtra)|Dairy Development Ministry]])}}
*[[Anil Sukhdevrao Bonde]] {{small|([[Ministry of Fisheries Department (Maharashtra)|Fisheries Department Ministry]])}}
| successor5 = *[[Himself]] {{small|([[Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)|Revenue Ministry]])}}
*[[Nitin Raut]] {{small|([[Ministry of Energy, New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra|Energy Ministry]])}}
*[[Amit Deshmukh]] {{small|([[Ministry of Medical Education (Maharashtra)|Medical Education Ministry]])}}
*[[Varsha Gaikwad]] {{small|([[Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)|School Education Ministry]])}}
*[[Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar]] {{small|([[Department of Animal Husbandry (Maharashtra)|Animal Husbandry Ministry]])}}
*[[Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar]] {{small|([[Ministry of Dairy Development (Maharashtra)|Dairy Development Ministry]])}}
*[[Aslam Shaikh]] {{small|([[Ministry of Fisheries Department (Maharashtra)|Fisheries Department Ministry]])}}
| office6 = [[Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee|President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee]]
| term_start6 = 7 July 2019
| term_end6 = 5 February 2021
| 1namedata6 = [[Sonia Gandhi]]
| 1blankname6 = [[President of the Indian National Congress|National President]] [[Indian National Congress]]
| predecessor6 = [[Ashok Chavan]]
| successor6 = [[Nana Patole]]
| office7 = [[Maha Vikas Aghadi|Secretary of Maha Vikas Aghadi]]
| president7 = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| 1blankname7 = Chairperson
| 1namedata7 = [[Sharad Pawar]]
| predecessor7 = Position established
| term_start7 = 26 November 2019
| successor7 =
| office8 = [[Government of Maharashtra|Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra]]
| term_start8 = 11 November 2010
| term_end8 = 26 September 2014
| subterm8 = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice8 = [[Prithviraj Chavan ministry]]
| minister8 = * [[Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)|Revenue]]
* [[Ministry of Vimukta Jati (Maharashtra)|Vimukta Jati]]
* [[Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)|Food, Civil Supplies]]
* [[Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)|Consumer Affairs]]
* [[Ministry of State Border Defence (Maharashtra)|State Border Defence]] ''(First)''
| 1blankname8 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata8 = [[Prithviraj Chavan]]
| 2blankname8 = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Dy Chief Minister]]
| 2namedata8 = [[Ajit Pawar]]
| 3blankname8 = Guardian Minister
| 3namedata8 = *[[Ahmednagar district|Ahmednagar District]]
*[[Buldhana district|Buldhana District]]
*[[Nagpur district|Nagpur District]]
| governor8 = *[[Kateekal Sankaranarayanan]]
*[[Om Prakash Kohli]] (additional charge)
*[[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]
| predecessor8 = *[[Narayan Rane]] {{small|([[Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)|Revenue Ministry]])}}
*[[Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil]] {{small|([[Ministry of Vimukta Jati (Maharashtra)|Vimukta Jati Ministry]])}}
*[[Anil Deshmukh]] {{small|([[Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)|Food, Civil Supplies Ministry]])}}
*[[Anil Deshmukh]] {{small|([[Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)|Consumer Protection Ministry]])}}
*[[Patangrao Kadam]] {{small|([[Ministry of State Border Defence (Maharashtra)|State Border Defence Ministry]])}}
| successor8 = *[[Eknath Khadse]] {{small|([[Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)|Revenue Ministry]])}}
*[[Mahadev Jankar]] {{small|([[Ministry of Vimukta Jati (Maharashtra)|Vimukta Jati Ministry]])}}
*[[Girish Bapat]] {{small|([[Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)|Food, Civil Supplies Ministry]])}}
*[[Girish Bapat]] {{small|([[Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)|Consumer Protection Ministry]])}}
*[[Eknath Khadse]] {{small|([[Ministry of State Border Defence (Maharashtra)|State Border Defence Ministry]])}}
| term_start9 = 7 November 2009
| term_end9 = 9 November 2010
| subterm9 = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice9 = [[Second Ashok Chavan ministry]]
| minister9 = *[[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)|Agriculture]]
*[[Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation (Maharashtra)|Soil and Water Conservation]]
*[[Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)|School Education]]
*[[Ministry of Marathi Language|Marathi Language]]
| 1blankname9 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata9 = [[Ashok Chavan]]
| 2blankname9 = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Dy Chief Minister]]
| 2namedata9 = [[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
| governor9 = *[[S. C. Jamir]]
*[[K. Sankaranarayanan]]
| 3blankname9 = Guardian Minister
| 3namedata9 = *[[Ahmednagar district|Ahmednagar District]]
*[[Kolhapur district|Kolhapur District]]
*[[Latur district|Latur District]]
| predecessor9 = *[[Himself]] {{small|([[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)|Agriculture Ministry]])}}
*[[Himself]] {{small|([[Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation (Maharashtra)|Soil and Water Conservation Ministry]])}}
*[[Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil]] {{small|([[Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)|School Education Ministry]])}}
*[[Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit]] {{small|([[Ministry of Marathi Language|Marathi Language Ministry]])}}
| successor9 = *[[Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil]] {{small|([[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)|Agriculture Ministry]])}}
*[[Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar]] {{small|([[Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation (Maharashtra)|Soil and Water Conservation Ministry]])}}
*[[Rajendra Darda]] {{small|([[Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)|School Education Ministry]])}}
*[[Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil]] {{small|([[Ministry of Marathi Language|Marathi Language Ministry]])}}
| term_start10 = 8 December 2008
| term_end10 = 6 November 2009
| subterm10 = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice10 = [[First Ashok Chavan ministry]]
| minister10 = *[[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)|Agriculture]]
*[[Ministry of Protocol (Maharashtra)|Protocol]]
*[[Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation (Maharashtra)|Soil and Water Conservation]]
| 1blankname10 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata10 = [[Ashok Chavan]]
| 2blankname10 = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Dy Chief Minister]]
| 2namedata10 = [[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
| governor10 = *[[S. C. Jamir]]
| predecessor10 = *[[Himself]] {{small|([[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)|Agriculture Ministry]])}}
*[[Himself]] {{small|([[Ministry of Protocol (Maharashtra)|Protocol Ministry]])}}
*[[Surupsingh Hirya Naik]] {{small|([[Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation (Maharashtra)|Soil and Water Conservation Ministry]])}}
| successor10 = *[[Himself]] {{small|([[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)|Agriculture Ministry]])}}
*[[Ashok Chavan]] CM {{small|([[Ministry of Protocol (Maharashtra)|Protocol Ministry]])}}
*[[Himself]] {{small|([[Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation (Maharashtra)|Soil and Water Conservation Ministry]])}}
| term_start11 = 1 November 2004
| term_end11 = 4 December 2008
| subterm11 = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice11 = [[Second Deshmukh ministry]]
| minister11 = *[[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)|Agriculture]]
*[[Ministry of Protocol (Maharashtra)|Protocol]]
| 1blankname11 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata11 = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| 2blankname11 = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Dy Chief Minister]]
| 2namedata11 = [[R. R. Patil]]
| governor11 =
| predecessor11 = *[[Sushilkumar Shinde]] CM {{small|([[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)|Agriculture Ministry]])}}
*[[Ashok Chavan]] {{small|([[Ministry of Protocol (Maharashtra)|Protocol Ministry]])}}
| successor11 = *[[Himself]] {{small|([[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)|Agriculture Ministry]])}}
*[[Himself]] {{small|([[Ministry of Protocol (Maharashtra)|Protocol Ministry]])}}
| office12 = [[Government of Maharashtra| Minister of State Government of Maharashtra]]
| term_start12 = 18 January 2003
| term_end12 = 4 November 2004
| subterm12 = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice12 = [[Sushilkumar Shinde ministry]]
| minister12 = *[[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)|Agriculture]]
*[[Ministry of Horticulture (Maharashtra)|Horticulture]]
*[[Ministry of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (Maharashtra)|Socially and Educationally Backward Classes]]
| 1blankname12 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata12 = [[Sushilkumar Shinde]]
| 2blankname12 = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Dy Chief Minister]]
| 2namedata12 = *[[Chhagan Bhujbal]] (2003)
*[[Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil]] (2003-04)
| governor12 =
| predecessor12 =
| successor12 =
| term_start13 = 18 October 1999
| term_end13 = 16 January 2003
| subterm13 = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice13 = [[First Deshmukh ministry]]
| minister13 = *[[Ministry of Public Works (Including Public Undertakings) (Maharashtra)|Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)]]
*[[Ministry of Command Area Development (Maharashtra)|Command Area Development]]
*[[Ministry of Information Technology (Maharashtra)|Information Technology]]
| 1blankname13 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata13 = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| 2blankname13 = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Dy Chief Minister]]
| 2namedata13 = [[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
| governor13 =
| predecessor13 =
| successor13 =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| otherparty = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| nickname = Vijay
| spouse =
| children = 3 daughters & 1 son
| education = [[Fergusson College]] B.A, [[ILS Law College]], [[Pune]] L.L.B
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'''Vijay''' alias '''Balasaheb Bhausaheb Thorat''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[baːɭaːsaːɦeb t̪ʰoɾaːt̪]]], born 7 February 1953), known popularly as '''Balasaheb Thorat''', is an Indian politician who served as the revenue minister in [[Maharashtra]] [[States and union territories of India|state]].
He also served as the [[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly#Deputy Leaders of the Opposition|Deputy Leader of the Opposition]] in the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]. <ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Balasaheb Bhausaheb Thorat|url=http://www.indialeader.com/ViewLeader/30216/Balasaheb-Bhausaheb-Thorat|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131064512/http://www.indialeader.com/ViewLeader/30216/Balasaheb-Bhausaheb-Thorat |archive-date=2020-01-31 |access-date=|website=India Leader}}</ref> Thorat is a senior member of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]]. He was an [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Sangamner constituency.

Thorat is a key figure in the cooperative movement and is the founder of a milk co-operative and former president of the Sangamner District and State Cooperative Bank.

He is recognised for his work in [[Sangamner taluka]] and [[Akole taluka]]. He has founded cooperative educational institutions in [[Sangamner]]. He is currently (as of July 2024) President of Amrutvahini College of Engineering.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avcoe.org/board.php|title=Board of Trustees - Amrutvahini College of Engineering|accessdate= July 3, 2024}}</ref> Previously, he served as Minister of Agriculture and as [[Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)|Minister of Revenue]], and Khar Lands in the [[Government of Maharashtra]].
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sonia-gandhi-appoints-balasaheb-thorat-as-clp-leader-in-maharashtra/articleshow/72249963.cms | title=Sonia Gandhi appoints Balasaheb Bhausaheb Thorat as CLP leader in Maharashtra | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Prafulla Marpakwar | date=27 November 2019 | access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/balasaheb-thorat-is-new-maharashtra-congress-chief | title=Balasaheb Thorat is new Maharashtra Congress chief | publisher=Free Press Journal | date=3 July 2019 | access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/7-time-mla-balasaheb-thorat-is-pick-to-end-congress-factionalism-in-maharashtra/story-RZYlgTLOqCXFyV1HuldGXI.html | title=7-time MLA Balasaheb Thorat is pick to end Congress factionalism in Maharashtra | publisher=Hindustan Times | date=14 July 2019 | access-date=28 November 2019}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Thorat was born on 7 February 1953 to late Bhausaheb Thorat. He was named as Vijay. His father Bhausaheb Thorat was a peasant leader in Maharashtra and a one-time legislator from Sangamner constituency. Bhausaheb Thorat defeated the then political heavyweight of Maharashtra [[B. J. Khatal-Patil]], a minister in the Maharashtra's government for sixteen-years, in the 1978 Assembly elections as a candidate of [[Indian National Congress|INC]].

== Education ==
Thorat obtained his LLB degree from ILS Law College, [[Pune]] in 1977 and BA from [[Ferguson college]], [[Pune University]] in 1975.

== Political career ==
He began his political career as an [[Independent Politician|Independent]] and fought for the [[Sangamner (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangamner Vidhan Sabha]] seat and won with a margin of 10,159 votes on Shakuntala Khanderao Horat. Thereafter, he won 8 assembly elections without being defeated in any elections as a candidate of [[Indian National Congress|INC]].

He was the Minister of State for agriculture in the first [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]'s government. Later in 2004 he was elevated to the rank of cabinet minister along with [[Anil Deshmukh]] of [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]. He was one of those few leaders in [[Maharashtra]] who served as ministers in the 15-year Congress-NCP alliance. He served as the minister of Agriculture, Water Conservation, Employment Guarantee Scheme and Additional charge of School Education in [[Prithviraj Chavan]]'s cabinet. He is a well-known and a leading face in the [[cooperative movement]] of [[Maharashtra]]. His nephew [[Satyajeet Tambe Patil]] is also a politician in [[Ahmadnagar district]] and a two-time member of Ahmadnagar Municipality.

Thorat was made the [[Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee|MPCC]] chief in 2019 when [[Ashok Chavan]] resigned following the weak performance of the party in the [[Lok Sabha]] elections. Thorat had to battle with the large-scale defections from his party to the ruling alliance. Due to defections the Congress's tally in the assembly fell down decisively.

Under his leadership the party improved its tally from 31 legislators in the assembly to 44 legislators. After the [[2019 Maharashtra political crisis|2019 political turmoil]] in Maharashtra with the formation of a post-poll alliance called [[Maha Vikas Aghadi]] by the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]], [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] and [[Shiv Sena]], Thorat was sworn in as a minister in the [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Uddhav Thackeray administration]].

Thorat resigned as the leader of the Congress in Legislature in 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/crisis-in-maharashtra-congress-clp-leader-balasaheb-thorat-quits-after-tussle-with-state-chief/ar-AA17dzU7 | title=Crisis in Maharashtra Congress, CLP leader Balasaheb Thorat quits after tussle with state chief | website=[[MSN]] }}</ref>


He ran for reelection in 2024 and was able to retain his seat, making Thorat the longest-currently serving MLA in Maharashtra.

== Political statistics ==
{|class ="wikitable"
|-
! SI No.
! Year
! Assembly Constituency
! Opponent
! Votes
! Difference
! Result
|-
|1.
|[[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|rowspan=9|[[Sangamner Assembly constituency|Sangamner]]
|Shakuntala Khanderao Horat ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|40218-30059
| 10159
| {{Won}}
|-
|2.
|[[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Vasantrao Sakharam Gunjal ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
|57465-52603
| 4862
| {{Won}}
|-
|3.
|[[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|Bapusaheb Namdeo Gulave ([[Independent politician|Independent]])
|73611-58957
| 14654
| {{Won}}
|-
|4.
|[[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|Bapusaheb Namdeo Gulave ([[Shiv Sena]])
|61975-40524
| 21451
| {{Won}}
|-
|5.
|[[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|Sambhajirao Ramchandra Thorat ([[Shiv Sena]])
|120058-44301
| 75757
| {{Won}}
|-
|6.
|[[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
|Babasaheb Dhondiba Kute ([[Shiv Sena]])
|96686-41310
| 55376
| {{Won}}
|-
|7.
|[[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
|Janardan Mhatarba Aher ([[Shiv Sena]])
|103564-44759
| 58805
| {{Won}}
|-
|8.
|[[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
|Sahebrao Ramchandra Navale ([[Shiv Sena]])
|125380-63128
| 62252
| {{Won}}
|-
|9.
|[[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
|[[Amol Khatal|Amol Khatal-Patil]] ([[Shiv Sena]])
|101826-112386
| -10560
| {{Lost}}
|}

== Positions held ==
* 1985–2024 - [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Maharashtra]].
* 1999–2004 - Minister of State for Agriculture, Govt. of Maharashtra
* 2004-2014 - Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra
* 14 July 2019 – 5 February 2021 - PCC Chief, Maharashtra
* 26 November 2019 - 2023 - Congress Legislative Party leader, [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
* 28 November 2019 – 2023 - Cabinet Minister for Revenue, Govt. of Maharashtra
* 8 January 2020 - Guardian minister [[Kolhapur]]
* Permanent invitee - [[Congress Working Committee]]

==References==
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[[Category:Cooperatives in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Forestry in India]]
[[Category:Water conservation in India]]
[[Category:1953 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1985–1990]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1990–1995]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1995–1999]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1999–2004]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2004–2009]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2009–2014]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:Deputy opposition leaders]]
[[Category:Presidents of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee]]

Balasaheb Thorat - Revision history

Rajesh Ghosh at 14:49, 15 March 2026