Dhananjay Munde was in Bharatiya Janata Party as President Youth Wing (BJYM), who is currently a member of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) under Ajit Pawar and is a cabinet minister in Eknath Shinde government.
[3][4] Munde was born on 15 July 1975 in Nathra, Parli Vaijnath, Beed in a Vanjari family.
[11] Earlier, he had held the role of opposition leader in the Legislative Council of Maharashtra.
[13] In January 2021, a rape complaint was filed against Munde by singer Renu Sharma which was subsequently withdrawn.
[14][15] Munde refuted the rape allegations and dismissed opposition demands to resign.