Ravindra Chavan

Ravindra Dattatray Chavan (September 20, 1970) is an Indian politician affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Currently serves as the President of the BJP Maharashtra unit. He serves as an MLA representing the Dombivli Assembly constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, having won elections in 2009, 2014, 2019 and 2024. He served as a cabinet minister in the Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra, handling the portfolios of the Public Works Department (excluding Public Undertakings) and the Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Protection departments. He also served as the Guardian Minister for Palghar and Sindhudurg districts. Previously, he held the position of Cabinet Minister for Ports, Information and Technology, Medical Education, and Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Protection from 2016 to 2019. In 2020, Chavan was appointed as the General Secretary of the BJP's Maharashtra unit. On 11 January 2025, he was appointed as the Working President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra.