Manohar Joshi served as Maharashtra chief minister from 1995 to 1999
New Delhi:
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi died at a Mumbai hospital at the moment, two days after he suffered a cardiac arrest. He was 86.
The funeral of Mr Joshi will probably be held on the Shivaji Park crematorium in Mumbai later at the moment.
Mr Joshi was admitted to the PD Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday.
”Manohar Joshi, Ex-Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was admitted at PD Hinduja Hospital on twenty first February 2024. He suffered a cardiac occasion and is severely in poor health. He’s at the moment within the ICU beneath shut statement and receiving better of medical care,” the hospital stated in a press release on Thursday.
He served as Maharashtra chief minister from 1995 to 1999 and was the primary chief from the undivided Shiv Sena to occupy the highest publish within the state.
Mr Joshi was additionally elected as a Member of Parliament and was the Lok Sabha Speaker from 2002 to 2004.
Born in Nandvi within the Raigad district of Maharashtra on December 2 1937, Mr Joshi was educated in Mumbai.
He was married to Anagha Manohar Joshi, who died in 2020 on the age of 75. He’s survived by a son and two daughters.
Manohar Joshi’s Political Profession
Manohar Joshi started his profession as a instructor and entered into politics in 1967. He was related to the Shiv Sena for over 40 years.
Mr Joshi was Municipal Councilor in Mumbai throughout 1968-70 and Chairman, Standing Committee (Municipal Company) in 1970.
He additionally served because the Mayor of Mumbai throughout 1976-77.
He was then elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council in 1972. After serving three phrases within the Legislative Council, Mr Joshi was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Meeting in 1990.
He additionally served because the Chief of the Opposition within the Maharashtra Meeting throughout 1990-91.
Within the 1999 Basic Elections, he gained from the Mumbai North-Central Lok Sabha Constituency on a Shiv Sena ticket.