Balavant Apte
Encyclopedia
Balavant Apte, born , is a politician from Bharatiya Janata Party
and is presently a member of the Parliament of India
representing Maharashtra
in the Rajya Sabha
, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He is a MA LLM.
He is popularly known as Bal Apte or Balasaheb Apte and is one of national vice presidents of the party. He has been actively involved in the Legal process of the Ram Jambhoomi movement. He shot to fame after the BJP's defeat in the 2009 General elections as he was appointed to frame a report on the reasons of the Party's loss (which famously became known as the "Bal Apte" report which was a bug critique on the functioning of the party and indicted many top leaders of the party in an indirect way.He was National President, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad(A.B.V.P.)and was active in ABVP for 38 Years.He was Additional Advocate General,State of Maharashtra.He is a Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of India.
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
and is presently a member of the Parliament of India
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body in India. Founded in 1919, the Parliament alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all political bodies in India. The Parliament of India comprises the President and the two Houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha...
representing Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
in the Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...
, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He is a MA LLM.
He is popularly known as Bal Apte or Balasaheb Apte and is one of national vice presidents of the party. He has been actively involved in the Legal process of the Ram Jambhoomi movement. He shot to fame after the BJP's defeat in the 2009 General elections as he was appointed to frame a report on the reasons of the Party's loss (which famously became known as the "Bal Apte" report which was a bug critique on the functioning of the party and indicted many top leaders of the party in an indirect way.He was National President, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad(A.B.V.P.)and was active in ABVP for 38 Years.He was Additional Advocate General,State of Maharashtra.He is a Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of India.