Dr. Ajit Madhavrao Gopchade is an

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and activist from Maharashra, who is serving as

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from Maharashtra state since 2024. He is representing

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Early career

In 1992, Gopchade has finished his study on

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and joined with a group of over 300 Hindutva youth activists to

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for "karseva," or serving Lord Ram. He admitted that he was in the widely shared 6 December 1992, picture of a group of young people gleefully standing atop one of the Babri Masjit's three domes.

Political career

After completing his

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at a government medical college, he joined the BJP and functioned as the convener of the party's doctors' cell. He was then elevated to the position of party vice-president in the state. Because of his capacity to organize and his proactive involvement in setting up medical camps during COVID-19, the BJP has suggested that he run for the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections in May 2020. But at the last moment, his name was omitted.

Rajya Sabha member (2024–present)

In 2024, he was nominated to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra by BJP along with his colleagues

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and

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