Harshvardhan Patil

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name =Harshvardhan Shahajirao Patil

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|08|21|df=y}}

| birth_place =At.Post Bawada, Tq. Indapur, Pune District

| residence =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| constituency = Indapur

| office =Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

| termstart = 1995

| termend = 2014

| predecessor = Ganpatrao Sitaram Patil

| successor = Dattatray Vithoba Bharne

| office1 = Minister of State
Government of Maharashtra

| minister1 = * Agriculture

• Horticulture
• Soil and water conservation

| term_start1 =14 March 1995

| term_end1 = 17 Oct 1999

| predecessor1 = Manikrao Thakare

| successor1 = Dada Jadhavrao

| office2 = Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra

| minister2 = * Marketing

• Employment Guarantee

| term_start2 = 9 Sep 2001

| term_end2 = 1 Nov 2004

| predecessor2 = Ganpatrao Deshmukh

| successor2 = Ranjeet Deshmukh

| office3 = Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra

| minister3 = * Marketing

• Employment Guarantee

| term_start3 =9 Nov 2004

| term_end3 = 1 Dec 2008

| predecessor3 = Vilasrao Deshmukh

| successor3 = Vinay Kore
Madan Patil

| office4 = Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra

| minister4 = * Co-Operation

• Cultural Affairs

| term_start4 = 8 Dec 2008

| term_end4 = 6 Nov 2009

| predecessor4 = Patangrao Kadam
Vilasrao Deshmukh

| successor4 = Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
Ashok Chavan

| office5 = Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra

| minister5 = * Parliamentary Affairs

• Marketing

| term_start5 = 7 Nov 2009

| term_end5 = 10 Nov 2010

| predecessor5 = Anees Ahmed

| successor5 = Madan Patil
Mohammed Arif Naseem Khan

| office6 = Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra

| minister6 = * Parliamentary Affairs

• Co-Operation

| term_start6 = 11 Nov 2010

| term_end6 = 26 Sep 2014

| predecessor6 = Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar

| successor6 = Prakash Mehta
Chandrakant Patil

| party = Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) {{small|(2024-Incumdent)}}

| otherparty = Bharatiya Janata Party {{small|(2019-2024)}}

Indian National Congress{{small| (Before 2019)}}

| spouse = Mrs. Bhagyashri Patil

| children = Ankitaa Patil Thackeray
Rajvardhan Patil

| relations = {{unbulleted list|Shankarrao Bajirao Patil (Uncle) }}

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Harshvardhan Shahajirao Patil (born 21 August 1963), is an Indian politician from Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar){{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=BJP’s Harshvardhan Patil joins NCP (SP); Sharad Pawar hints Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar is next |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/former-bjp-leader-harshvardhan-patil-joins-ncp-sp-ahead-of-maharashtra-election/article68727833.ece |access-date=2 January 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102093558/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/former-bjp-leader-harshvardhan-patil-joins-ncp-sp-ahead-of-maharashtra-election/article68727833.ece |archive-date=2 January 2025 |language=en-IN}} from Indapur, near Pune in Maharashtra. He quit Indian National Congress in September 2019 after a long association with it.[http://myneta.info/maharashtra2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=580 My Neta]{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/cong-s-harshvardhan-patil-to-officially-join-bjp-in-presence-of-cm-on-wed/story-90JOtmozKdd44ctI5g2ZuK.html|title = Cong's Harshvardhan Patil to officially join BJP in presence of CM on Wed|date = 10 September 2019}}{{cite news |title=Harshvardhan Patil: The politician who deftly switches parties without ruffling feathers |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/harshvardhan-patil-the-politician-who-deftly-switches-parties-without-ruffling-feathers-9608511/ |access-date=2 January 2025 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102093658/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/harshvardhan-patil-the-politician-who-deftly-switches-parties-without-ruffling-feathers-9608511/ |archive-date=2 January 2025 |language=en}}

He was one of the few ministers who was presiding as a minister for four consecutive terms (1995-2014) in Government of Maharashtra. He has shouldered responsibilities of Cooperative Ministry and currently Legislative Affairs. He is known for cordial relations with all party members. He was a minister from 1995 to 2014.

He was elected MLA as an independent in 1995, 1999, 2004. In 2009 he was elected MLA as an Indian National Congress candidate. He was appointed co-operation and parliamentary affairs minister in Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan's ministry. There are tussles seen for control over Indapur between Nationalist Congress Party and Indian National Congress under his leadership.{{cite news | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/narayan-rane-sanjay-nirupam-taking-centre-stage-upset-many-in-congress-2844302/ | title=Narayan Rane, Sanjay Nirupam taking centre stage upset many in Congress | date=10 June 2016 | newspaper=The Indian Express | first=Shubhangi | last=Khapre | accessdate=23 June 2018 }}[http://www.asianage.com/mumbai/congress-leaders-unhappy-ashok-chavan-010 Congress leaders unhappy with Ashok Chavan][http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-ncp-seeks-council-seats-for-munde-nimbalkar-2801134/ NCP seeks council seats for Munde, Nimbalkar]

In August 2014, he was attacked by few activists who hurled ink at him injuring his left eye. He was immediately taken to Baramati for primarily treatment. A few months later, in October 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, he was defeated from Indapur constituency by Nationalist Congress Party candidate Dattatray Vithoba Bharne by margin of 14,173 votes.[http://www.news18.com/news/politics/maharashtra-polls-narayan-rane-harshwardhan-patil-among-14-former-ministers-who-lost-poll-battle-721278.html Narayan Rane, Harshwardhan Patil among 14 former ministers who lost poll battle]

He is the nephew of Shankarrao Bajirao Patil, the former MP.