Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday did not attend the public meeting addressed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Maharashtra's Sangli district, where the Leader of Opposition also unveiled the statue of late state minister Patangrao Kadam

Born in Naigaon in Nanded district, Chavan started his political journey as a gram panchayat member in 1990 before becoming a Zilla Parishad member in 2002