Maharashtra's Loknath
58-year-old Eknath Shinde is a four-term legislator representing the Kopri-Panchpakhadi constituency in Thane
Hailing from Satara district, Shinde's family moved to Thane when he was a child
Shinde became the Shakha Pramukh (branch chief) from Thane in 1984
He was elected to the Thane Municipal Corporation twice in 1997 and 2002
He was the leader of opposition between November 12, 2014, and December 5, 2014
In previous governments, he held the Public Works Department (PWD) and Urban Development portfolios