Minister of Health, Agriculture & Craftsmen Training Government of Goa
In office 24 June 2010[5] – 3 March 2012[5]
Chief Minister
Digambar Kamat
Minister of Health, Agriculture & Craftsmen Training Government of Goa
In office 25 June 2007[5] – 24 June 2010[6]
Chief Minister
Digambar Kamat
Personal details
Born
(1971-03-23) 23 March 1971 (age 53) Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations
Indian National Congress (2007–17)
Spouse
Divya Rane[7][8]
Parent
Pratapsingh Raoji Rane (father)[9]
Alma mater
T. A. Pai Management Institute
Website
Official website
Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane (born 23 March 1971) is an Indian politician and a cabinet Minister in the Government of Goa headed by Pramod Sawant. He is the son of Pratapsingh Raoji Rane who is a former Chief Minister of Goa and an incumbent Indian National Congress party MLA in the Goa Legislative Assembly. Vishwajit Rane was the Minister of Health, Agriculture & Craftsmen Training in the Government of Goa led by Digambar Kamat from June 2007 to March 2012. Rane resigned as the MLA of the Valpoi Constituency[10] and also from the Indian National Congress on 16 March 2017.[11]
Rane later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 7 April 2017[12] and was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister on 12 April 2017 in the cabinet led by Manohar Parrikar.[1] He was allotted the Health portfolio[13] on 18 April 2017.[14] In 2022, Rane won the assembly election on BJP ticket from Poriem. He made national headlines during his alleged involvement in the Rafale Aircraft controversy when a recording was leaked of a close aide of Rane and Manohar Parrikar in which Manohar Parrikar had stated that the Rafale scam files were in his bedroom.Rahul Gandhi tried to play the recording in the Lok Sabha ,but wasn't allowed to .[15]
^ ab"Goa: Parrikar inducts two former Congressmen as cabinet ministers | india-news". Hindustan Times. 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
^"Herald: Vishwajit, Mauvin get ministerial berths". heraldgoa.in. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
^"Community Health Centres: Health minister against outsourcing operation theatres to private parties | Goa News". Times of India. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
^"Rane accuses D'Souza of mis-managing GMC". Times of India. 26 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
^ abc"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Goa minister quits post, House, before getting into cabinet again | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dnaindia.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
^"Herald: Unemployment, water issues leave Vishwajit's home turf 'burning'". heraldgoa.in. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
^"Herald: Vishwajit Rane, wife summoned in Aires case". heraldgoa.in. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
^"GREEDY GOLD FINGERS OF GOA". Goan Observer. 10 December 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
^"Resignation Of Shri Vishw Ajit Prat Apsingh Rane, Member Of Goa Legislative Assembly From His Seat In The House" (PDF). Legislative Assembly Of The State Of Goa. 16 March 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
^"MLA Vishwajit Rane: First day, first show: Congress MLA Vishwajit Rane resigns | Goa News". Times of India. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
^"If need arises will campaign against my father, says Vishwajit Rane after joining BJP | india-news". Hindustan Times. 6 April 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
^"Government Notification No.1/7/2017-GAD-II/823 dated 20/03/2017, published in the Official Gazette, Extraordinary No.3, Series II No.SO, dated 20th March, 2017" (PDF). General Administration Department, Government of Goa. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
^"MGP MLAs score meatier portfolios | Goa News". Times of India. 19 April 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
^"Goa Election Result: Full list of winning, leading candidates of BJP, Congress, AAP". India Today. 10 March 2022.
Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane (born 23 March 1971) is an Indian politician and a cabinet Minister in the Government of Goa headed by Pramod Sawant. He is...
Deviya VishwajitRane is an Indian politician. She was elected to the Poriem Assembly constituency in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election as a member...
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