Babasaheb Bhosale
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Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosale (15 January 1921 – 6 October 2007) was an India
India
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n politician who served as Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 21 January 1982, until 1 February 1983.

Personal life

Bhosale was born on 15 January 1921 at Satara
Satara
Satara is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The town is 2320 ft. above sea-level, near the confluence of the Krishna and its tributary river Venna. The city was the capital of the Maratha empire in the 17th century, hence one of the the historical cities of...

 in western Maharashtra state. He received a law degree and passed the Bar at Law in 1951 from England. He practiced law for eight years in Satara. He was then appointed as a member of the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal for ten years.

Political career

Bhosale was an active member of the students union while pursuing his studies in law at Rajaram college, Kolhapur. He was a freedom fighter during the Indian freedom movement and was sentenced to suffer four and a half years of imprisonment for his role during the Indian freedom movement. While he was suffering his sentence at Yerwada prison, veteran freedom fighter late Tulsidas Jadhav was also suffering imprisonment for his role during the Indian freedom movement at the same prison. After his release, Bhosale's engagement took place at Yerwada prison with Kalavati Babasaheb Bhosale, the daughter of late Tulsidas Jadhav since late Tulsidas Jadhav was still at Yerwada prison. This engagement which was witnessed by Mr. Advani, the then jailer of Yerwada prison. Bhosale was first elected to the Maharashtra State Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 (state assembly) in 1980 as a representative of Nehru Nagar, which is located near Kurla
Kurla
Kurla is a suburb of Mumbai. It is also the name of one the busiest railway stations on the Mumbai suburban railway on the central and harbour railway lines of Mumbai...

 suburb in Bombay. Bhosale was appointed Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 in a surprise move by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
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 to succeed Abdul Rehman Antulay. Bhosale focused on the law and judiciary
Judiciary
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, labour
Labor relations
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, and transport departments while Chief Minister of the important Indian state. His official residence in Malabar Hill
Malabar Hill
Malabar Hill, a hillock in southern Mumbai , India is an extremely upmarket residential area, most known for the Walkeshwar Temple which houses the Banganga Tank. Situated at a height of 50 metres Malabar Hill, a hillock in southern Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India is an extremely upmarket...

 in Bombay, which is called Varsha
Varsha
Varsha may refer to:* Varsha, Rainy season or ritu in Hindu calendar-Given names:*Bob Varsha, American sports announcer*Varsha Bhosle, Indian journalist*Varsha Soni, Indian field hockey player*Varsha Usgaonkar, Indian actress...

, was renamed 'Raigad' during his political tenure. He was succeeded by Vasantdada Patil
Vasantdada Patil
Vasantdada Patil was an Indian politician from Sangli, Maharashtra. He was known as the first modern Maratha strongman and first mass leader in Maharashtra's politics....

 in 1983.

Death

Bhosale died at the Bombay Hospital
Bombay Hospital
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 in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 on 6 October 2007 at 87 years of age.

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