Bhaskar Jadhav

Bhaskar Jadhav is an Indian politician and former Minister for Labour & Special Assistance, Maharashtra State.

Formerly he also served as Minister of State for Urban Development, Forest, Port, Sports, Parliamentary Affairs, Youth Welfare, Ex-Defence Welfare, Law & Order, Fisheries and Guardian Minister of Ratnagiri.

[1] Following the clashes with the leadership, he quit Shivsena and contested assembly election as an independent candidate in 2004.

He was elected as member of legislative council representing Konkan Local Bodies constituency.

In 2009 assembly elections, NCP fielded him as a candidate from Guhagar constituency where he won by 12000 votes defeating the then Leader of Opposition Ramdas Kadam and a strong BJP rebel, 4th time sitting MLA Vinay Natu.