<p>Mumbai: Senior politician and Shiv Sena MLA Anil Babar passed away in Sangli on Wednesday. </p><p>He was 74.</p><p>Babar was part of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. </p><p>Babar is a four-time MLA from Khanapur in Sangli district.</p><p>While he won the 1990 and 1999 elections from the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, in 2014 and 2019, he won the polls on an undivided Shiv Sena ticket. </p><p>Shinde is heading for Sangli district.</p><p>The weekly Cabinet meeting scheduled today, was cancelled.</p><p>Babar was accorded a state funeral.</p><p>“I have lost a guide and a close associate and the State has lost a senior representative of the people,” Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said condoling his death. </p><p>He is the seventh MLA from the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - elected in the 2019 Vidhan Sabha polls - who have passed away. </p><p>On January 3, 2023, Laxman Jagtap (BJP/Chinchwad) died after a prolonged illness. </p><p>On December 22, 2022, Mukta Tilak (BJP/Kasba Peth) died of prolonged illness.</p><p>On May 11, 2022, Ramesh Latke (Shiv Sena/Andheri East) died of a heart attack while he was on a private family trip to Dubai. </p><p>On December 2, 2021, Chandrakant Jadhav (Congress/Kolhapur North), who was suffering from an ailment, passed away in a hospital in Hyderabad. His wife, Jayashri Jadhav, won the bypolls.</p><p>On April 9, 2021, Raosaheb Antapurkar (Deglur/Congress), who was suffering from Covid-19 related complications passed away in a private hospital in Mumbai. </p><p>On November 28, 2020, Bharat Bhalke (Pandharpur-Mangalwedha/NCP) died due to post Covid-19 complications. </p>
<p>Mumbai: Senior politician and Shiv Sena MLA Anil Babar passed away in Sangli on Wednesday. </p><p>He was 74.</p><p>Babar was part of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. </p><p>Babar is a four-time MLA from Khanapur in Sangli district.</p><p>While he won the 1990 and 1999 elections from the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, in 2014 and 2019, he won the polls on an undivided Shiv Sena ticket. </p><p>Shinde is heading for Sangli district.</p><p>The weekly Cabinet meeting scheduled today, was cancelled.</p><p>Babar was accorded a state funeral.</p><p>“I have lost a guide and a close associate and the State has lost a senior representative of the people,” Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said condoling his death. </p><p>He is the seventh MLA from the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - elected in the 2019 Vidhan Sabha polls - who have passed away. </p><p>On January 3, 2023, Laxman Jagtap (BJP/Chinchwad) died after a prolonged illness. </p><p>On December 22, 2022, Mukta Tilak (BJP/Kasba Peth) died of prolonged illness.</p><p>On May 11, 2022, Ramesh Latke (Shiv Sena/Andheri East) died of a heart attack while he was on a private family trip to Dubai. </p><p>On December 2, 2021, Chandrakant Jadhav (Congress/Kolhapur North), who was suffering from an ailment, passed away in a hospital in Hyderabad. His wife, Jayashri Jadhav, won the bypolls.</p><p>On April 9, 2021, Raosaheb Antapurkar (Deglur/Congress), who was suffering from Covid-19 related complications passed away in a private hospital in Mumbai. </p><p>On November 28, 2020, Bharat Bhalke (Pandharpur-Mangalwedha/NCP) died due to post Covid-19 complications. </p>