Suresh Dhas is a member of the

Maharashtra Legislative Council The Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad or Maharashtra Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra states and territories of India, state in western India. Location The seat of the Vidhan Parishad is situated at ...

. Suresh Dhas is 3 time former member of Maharashtra legislative assembly from Ashti constituency (1999 to 2014) who served as minister of state for revenue, rehabilitation in

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. His nickname Anna is famous in public. He was 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 ...

before switching to the

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 won his seat on 11 June 2018 with 526 votes while

Ashok Jagdale Ashok Madansingh Jagdale (20 November 1945 – 25 July 2022) was an Indian cricketer who played for Madhya Pradesh. He was a right-hand batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was the son of Madhavsinh Jagdale and elder brother of Sanjay ...

, the candidate backed by the

, earned 452 votes. Earlier, Ramesh Karad had filed a nomination from the NCP but had withdrawn on the last day, forcing NCP and Congress to support an independent member. He is called Anna by his supporters. He has a son named Jaydatta Dhas and Sagar Dhas.

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