Yashwantrao Jijoba Mohite (7 November 1920 – 22 August 2009), aka Bhau, was an Indian politician, a former member of the

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from 1980 to 1984 and MLA from

Karad Karad is a city in Satara district of Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. It is located 302 km (180.19 miles) from Mumbai, 74 km from Sangli and 162 km from Pune. It lies at the confluence of Koyna R ...

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from 1952 to 1980 from

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. When he was taking education in

Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kolhapur is one of the most significant cities in South Maharashtra and has been a hub of historical, religious, and cultural a ...

, he participated in the

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. He was also one of founders of

Peasants and Workers Party of India The Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP) is a Marxist political party in Maharashtra, India. The party was founded in 1948, having its roots from the pre-Independence period and has around 10,000 members. The influence of the party is large ...

in 1947. In 1952, he became MLA from Karad (south) assembly constituency but resigned from the post as a part of agitation for demand of separate Maharashtra state. He was re-elected as a MLA from Majdur Kisan Party in 1957. However, in 1960 he joined the Congress and won assembly elections of 1962, 1967, 1972 and 1978. Mohite was deputy home minister (1960), deputy agriculture minister (1963), cabinet minister for housing development and transport (1967), cooperative minister (1969), cooperative and food and public distribution minister (1972) and finance minister (1975 and 1978) in

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Family

He is survived by one son (Dr Indrajit Mohite) and one daughter (Arundhati Savant).

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Yashwantrao Mohite-sahyadribana archived

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