Son of Salgadya, political struggle and town leadership; BJP again showed faith in Ram Shinde
Ahmednagar: BJP today announced its five candidates for the Legislative Council elections. Ram Shinde’s character has also started. After the defeat in the Assembly elections, the party has once again shown faith in Ram Shinde, who was somewhat sidelined, and Shinde’s activists are expressing satisfaction. It is being said that with the opportunity given to Shinde for the Legislative Council, the BJP’s struggle in Karjat-Jamkhed taluka will end.
The news that Ram Shinde will be elected to the Legislative Council was received by the people of Karjat Jamkhed yesterday evening. Discussions are going on in the political circles about how the party gave a chance to Ram Shinde for the Legislative Council while many veteran leaders were in the fray. Therefore, it is necessary to observe Shinde’s political career.
Ram Shinde and the political struggle
Pvt. Ram Shinde was born on January 1, 1969 in a poor farming family in Choundi. His father Shankarrao, a farm laborer, spent half his life working as a salkari gadi in another’s field. In such a very adverse situation, Pvt. Shinde got into a fight. Overcoming the situation, Shinde defeated M. Ess. Completed BEd education. Ram Shinde initially worked as a professor at Ashti (G. Beed).
BJP-Shiv Sena coalition government came in the state in 1995 and Pvt. Ram Shinde’s life got a real twist. On 25th August 1995, the then Chief Minister Manohar Joshi and Deputy Chief Minister Gopinath Mundhe were present on the occasion of the death anniversary of Rajmata Ahilya Devi Holkar. The then Rural Development Minister Anna Dange took care of Ahilya Devi’s birthplace Choundi development project. Handed over to Ram Shinde. This is the responsibility of Pvt. It was crucial for Shinde.
At that time, Ram Shinde got the official responsibility as a member of Choundi Vikas Project. This post Pvt. The first post in Shinde’s life. Meanwhile, he resigned as a professor and took up the Choundi development project. Then in 1997, he jumped into politics and contested from the BJP near the Panchayat Samiti. However, he lost the election by 200 votes. However, despite the defeat in this first election of his life, this defeat taught him a lot. After three years, in the year 2000, by contesting the election of Choundi Gram Panchayat, Pvt. Shinde won the Sarpanchpada for five consecutive years by overthrowing the 40-year rule of Prasthapinta.
Meanwhile, in the 2002 election of Jamkhed Krishi Bazar Samiti, Pvt. Shinde’s candidature was rejected. However, Shinde did not withdraw from the election and contested from the weaker section of the market committee. But with just one vote, they had to face defeat. The same was seen in the 2002 Zilla Parishad-Panchayat Samiti elections. From the group close to Zilla Parishad, Pvt. Shinde’s candidature was confirmed. While he started the campaign in the Jawala group, some of the BJP in the Jawala group attacked Pvt. Strongly opposed Shinde’s candidature. Opposition was so strong that if Shinde was nominated, we would leave the BJP and join another party. Pvt. Shinde was left alone at that time and his candidature was canceled at that time. By removing the filled candidature form, he did the job of staying honest with the party.
In the election of Choundi Gram Panchayat in 2005, Pvt. Shinde had to face defeat. In the year 2006, BJP appointed Pvt. True, Shinde was elected, but the official announcement of his election as taluka president was made six months later. In the year 2007, Pvt. Shinde and his wife Ashatai contested from the BJP near the Panchayat Samiti and were elected by a wide margin. His victory was huge for the BJP. While the BJP candidate from the group close to Zilla Parishad is behind from Arangaon constituency, Pvt. The BJP candidate was elected on the basis of the lead given to Shinde. In particular, the same candidate in the 2002 Zilla Parishad elections from the BJP Pvt. Shinde was opposed to the candidature. After being elected by the same candidate, he vehemently opposed the nomination of Prof. Shinde from BJP in the 2009 Assembly elections. But this time, nothing happened to them. Naturally, Shinde got assembly candidature from BJP. Those who opposed Ram Shinde’s candidature, however, left the BJP and acted as candidates from other parties.
After his victory in the 2009 assembly elections, Ram Shinde strengthened his grip on the constituency by carrying out development works despite being against the government. Meanwhile, Ahmednagar BJP district president Pvt. Shinde was selected. After that he worked as Maharashtra Pradesh BJP General Secretary. He was elected in 2014 by a wide margin. Initially, he was the Minister of State for Home, Marketing, Health and Tourism. Shinde passed.
Meanwhile, Ram Shinde had to face defeat from NCP’s Rohit Pawar in the 2019 Assembly elections. However, he did not break the cord with the people without getting exhausted. The party successfully fulfilled its responsibility of Goa Assembly elections. Seeing the loyalty and contribution of Ram Shinde to the party, he has recently been given the responsibility as a member of the BJP Pradesh Core Committee. Although Shinde is known for his calm, restrained leadership, he has always been aggressive in public affairs.
