Madhukar Kashinath Pichad (1 June 1941 – 6 December 2024) was an Indian politician, social worker and cabinet minister in Government of Maharashtra.

He was leader of opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from March 1995 to July 1999.

[3][4] Pichad was a member of Nationalist Congress Party since the inception of his political career but in 2019 he joined Bharatiya Janata Party along with his son Vaibhav Pichad.

A. LLB from Ferguson College Pune, where he entered into the Students politics.

[3] Pichad started his career on being elected as the Zila Parishad Member in 1972, and as the Chairman of Panchayat Samiti Akole Taluka in 1972, serving until 1980.