Vishwajit Rane
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 and also from the Indian National Congress on 16 March 2017.
Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane | |
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| Minister of Health Government of Goa | |
| Assumed office 12 April 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Manohar Parrikar Pramod Sawant |
| Preceded by | Francis D'Souza |
| Member of Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Narahari Haldankar |
| Constituency | Valpoi |
| Minister of Health, Agriculture & Craftsmen Training Government of Goa | |
| In office 24 June 2010 – 3 March 2012 | |
| Chief Minister | Digambar Kamat |
| Minister of Health, Agriculture & Craftsmen Training Government of Goa | |
| In office 25 June 2007 – 24 June 2010 | |
| Chief Minister | Digambar Kamat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1971 Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (2007–17) |
| Spouse | Divya Rane |
| Parent | Pratapsingh Raoji Rane (father) |
| Alma mater | T. A. Pai Management Institute |
| Website | Official website |
Rane later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 7 April 2017 and was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister on 12 April 2017 in the cabinet led by Manohar Parrikar. He was allotted the Health portfolio on 18 April 2017. 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 .