Anil Desai

Anil Desai is an Indian politician belonging to the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray). He is a member of the Lok Sabha, the Lower house of Indian Parliament from Maharashtra. Anil Desai is considered to be excellent at managing elections, legal matters and back room activities. He has played a major role in managing the party’s resources and floated ideas like coining the slogan, UTha Maharashtra (Wake up, Maharashtra). He is known as the party’s sober face.

In 2020, Desai promoted a Two-child policy with the Constitution (Amendment) Bill; Desai proposed to amend the Article 47A of the Constitution of India to state -

Positions held 2002: All India Party Secretary, Shiv Sena 2005: General Secretary, Sthaniya Lokadhikar Samiti Mahasangh (Federation), an affiliated organisation of Shiv Sena 2012: Elected to Rajya Sabha (1st term) 2018: Re-Elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term) 2024:elected to Loksabha from Mumbai South Central