Gopinath Munde

Gopinathrao Pandurang Munde, also known as Loknete Munde Saheb (12 December 1949 – 3 June 2014) was an Indian politician and statesman from the state of Maharashtra. He was the strongest mass-leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) known for his charismatic personality and the ability to deliver heartfelt speeches to connect with the audience.

He held multiple important roles simultaneously as the Union Minister for Rural Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation and Panchayati Raj in Narendra Modi's cabinet until his death.

Munde and his brother-in-law Pramod Mahajan have are widely credited with building BJP into a significant political force within the state, where INC & NCP were in power.