R. R. Patil

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Raosaheb Ramchandra Patil, better known as R. R. Patil (Marathi: रा. रा. पाटील) (born August 16, 1958), is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party.

Patil was born in the town of Anjani in the Tasgaon taluka in the Sangli district in the state of Maharashtra.

On November 1, 2004, he was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He is the chief of the Nationalist Congress Party's Maharashtra unit and NCP legislative party in Maharashtra. He represents Tasgaon in Sangli district in the Maharashtra legislative assembly since 1990. He was also the Home Minister of Maharashtra in the previous government.

Patil is known for his honest image, and is known as "Mr. Clean" in political circles. He is also affectionately referred to as Aba (meaning "father").

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• "R R Patil to be new Maharashtra Dy CM" - rediff.com article dated October 29, 2004
• "R R Patil elected new deputy CM of Maharashtra" - HindustanTimes.com article dated October 29, 2004
• Profile of R R Patil - HindustanTimes.com dated October 29, 2004
• "R R Patil to be Maharashtra Dy CM" - Mid-Day article dated October 29, 2004
• "R R Patil to become Maha DyCM" - Times of India article dated October 29, 2004
• "R R Patil: 'Mr. Clean' " - rediff.com article dated November 1, 2004