Positions held
• 1975-1978 Chairman Building and Construction ("B&C") Committee Zilla Parishad ("Z.P.") Osmanabad • 1975-1978 Member Zilla Parishad Osmanabad • 1978-2009 Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ("MLA") • 1978–1980 Cabinet Minister for Energy & Excise, Government of Maharashtra • 1986–1988 Deputy Speaker, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly • 1988–1994 Cabinet Minister for Irrigation, Home Affairs & Ex. Services Welfare, Government of Maharashtra • 1995-1999 Deputy Leader of the Opposition • 1999–2002 Cabinet Minister for Energy and Water Resources, Government of Maharashtra • 2002–2004 Cabinet Minister for Water Resources (excluding Krishna Valley Irrigation), Government of Maharashtra • 2009 Elected to the 15th Lok Sabha. ==Criminal charge==