Vilasrao Deshmukh
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Background
The two-time chief minister of Maharashtra - from 1999 to 2003 and from 2004 to 2008 - originally belongs to Latur district in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra. He has been a minister in various governments in Maharashtra from 1982 to 1995 holding portfolios of revenue, cooperation, agriculture, home, industries and education. He was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on November 1, 2004. Following the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, Deshmukh resigned after his controversial visit to Taj Hotel with film director Ram Gopal Varma.
History
- Formerly Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Resigned after the 26/11 terror attacks on Mumbai.