| [[File:Bhai jagtap|250px]] | |
| Office | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
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|---|---|
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Tejaswani Jagtap
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| Occupation | Politician
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Bhai Jagtap (birth name Ashok Arjunrao Jagtap) is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress from Mumbai Maharashtra. He is a two term Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) and a one term Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (MLA). He currently serves as the President of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee
Political career
Jagtap started his political career as a trade union leader. His Bharatiya Kamgar Karmachari Mahasangh was a success story among trade unions.[1][2] In 2001 he joined the Indian National Congress and stood for assembly election in the 2004 election in which he won the Khetwadi constituency.[3]
Personal life
Jagtap is married to Tejaswaniben Jagtap with whom they have two daughters. He comes from a small village Mandangad taluka,Ratnagiri district, and moved to Mumbai to pursue higher education and got active in student politics through National Students' Union of India