He hails from Kolhapur and has risen from humble origins to become a prominent leader in the BJP. His father was an ordinary worker in Bombay dockyard.
The sources in the BJP said that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis might keep both finance and home portfolios with himself. Also, the government will not have a deputy CM’s post, which was earlier demanded by the Sena.
Mr Fadnavis is likely to keep all important portfolios of the state government with him, including home and urban development, irrigation, transport and power until the next Cabinet expansion.
Other important departments like revenue and finance are likely to be distributed between senior ministers Eknath Khadse and Sudhir Mungantiwar, BJP sources said.
Chandrakant Patil’s political career began panning out when he joined ABVP the student organization of the BJP during his university days. He worked for the AVP for several years and finally landed an important role as general secretary of the organization. It was his excellent work as a student leader that propelled him to the prominence in the party.