He played a major role in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) election in 2010 where the MNS won 29 seats.
[clarification needed] His elder brother Ramesh was a member of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee until 2009 when he switched allegiance to MNS, convincing Raju to join him in active politics.
[citation needed] His brother resigned as a member of Thane ZP and contested the Vidhansabha election from Kalyan Rural constituency from MNS.
[citation needed] Thane Zilha Parishad Member, Raj Thackeray appointed Patil as secretary of the MNS Labour union.
[2] After the success of the KDMC election the party gave him Marathwada Samparkpramukh responsibility.