Nashikrao Tirpude (16 January 1921 - 19 May 2002) was an Indian politician and first Deputy Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra.
When Indira Gandhi caused a split in the party in January 1978, he gave her support.
He was a Dalit and turned-maharashtra-into-a-battleground-for-caste-politics-1622221.html|title = OPINION | How Farmer Suicides Turned Maharashtra into a Battleground for Caste Politics|date = 9 January 2018}}[6][5] In 1986, he raised a demand for a separate state of Vidharbh and started Vidarbha movement.
[7][5] In 1995, he had a key role in the formation of All India Indira Congress (Now Dissolved).
He was a member of working committee central parliamentary board and President of Maharashtra Pradesh Indira congress Party.