Politics
- Shrimati Pratibha Patil – 12thPresident of The Republic Of India (First Lady To Be President) and Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces
- Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar – President of the Central Legislative Assembly, then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India, and later the First Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- Prithviraj Chavan – Current Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Shankarrao Chavan – former Home Minister, Government of India and Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Lokmanya Tilak (1856–1920) – Nationalist leader of from the pre-Gandhi era,
- Late Yashwantrao Chavan – First Chief Minister of Maharashtra,Former Deputy Prime Minister of India
- Dr. K. B. Hedgewar – Founder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
- Balasaheb Thackeray – "Hindu Hriday Samrat" ; Founder of Shiv Sena
- Raj Thackeray -"Marathi Hriday Samrat" ; Youth Leader ; Founder of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
- Late Pramod Mahajan – Senior leader, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Sharad Pawar – Founder of NCP, president of the International Cricket Council, Minister of Agriculture and Food Processing, Government of India, Ex-Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ex-Defence Minister in Narsimha Rao's Cabinet
- Vasantdada Patil – Former CM, Maharashtra
- Ajit Pawar – Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhonsle – Member of Parliament, 13th direct descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
- Vasundhara Raje – Former CM, Rajasthan
- Pratapsinh Rane – Former CM, Goa
- Manohar Parrikar – Current CM, Goa
- Dutta Samant – Trade union leader
- Sushil Kumar Shinde – Minister for Power, Government of India and former CM, Maharashtra
- Balasaheb Desai – Former CM of Maharashatra
- Vasantrao Naik – Former CM of Maharashtra
- Madhavrao Scindia – Former cabinet minister of India
- Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia – Member of Parliament and Current cabinet minister of India
- Nitin Gadakari – President Of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
- Vilasrao Deshmukh – Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, Government of India and former CM, Maharashtra
- Shivraj Patil – Former Home minister of India
- R.R. Patil – Home Minister & former Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra
- Vasant Sathe – Union Information and broadcasing minister in Indira Gandhi Ministry.
- Manohar Joshi – Ex- Chief Minister Maharastra, Ex- Minster of Heavy Industries, Ex- Loksabha speaker.
- Dhulappa Bhaurao Navale – Freedom Fighter, MLC, Secretary of Freedom fighters organization of Maharashtra state Government.
- Narayan Rane – Ex-Chief minister Maharashtra from Shiv Sena and current revenue minister (from Congress)
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