Drive, the Gateway of India and the Jhaveri Bazar. He persuaded the state government to expedite projects including the Bandra-Worli sea link and the Mumbai Metro and obtained funds from the Central and State government for hospitals including G.T. and J.J. Member of Parliament (2009-14) In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, Deora was again elected from Mumbai South Constituency, this time by a margin of 1,12,682 votes. He has an overall 88% attendance in the parliamentary proceedings and has raised 274 questions ranging from Home Affairs to Finance and from Urban Development to Environment and Forests. He was a member of the Committee on Information Technology and of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Since 1 May 2010, he had been a member of the Committee on Estimates. Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology (July 2011 - May 2014) Through the ministry, Mr.Deora has been committed to activities like strengthening the regulator, providing sufficient e-infrastructure and provide value-for-money services. Union Minister of State for Shipping (October 2012 - May 2014) Milind Deora was given this additional charge in October 2012. In an effort to promote the maritime traditions of the state, he proposed to establish a heritage museum and an elevator as part of the Vizhinjam lighthouse tourism project that has been undertaken by the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (subordinate office under the Ministry of Shipping) in association with the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation on public-private-participation model. Resignation as the Mumbai Congress party president Following the resignation of Rahul Gandhi and losses in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Deora resigned as the Mumbai Congress party president. Deora recommended the temporary establishment of a group of three senior leaders to monitor the Mumbai City unit till the Vidhan Sabha elections. He said he will look forward to play a national role to help stabilise the party. Other Initiatives Direct Mayor Direct Accountability (DMDA) The DMDA campaign seeks to empower Mumbai’s mayor with accountability to Mumbai’s voters in order to ensure greater transparency and a more coordinated way to govern Mumbai. This is to be achieved by directly electing your Mayor. His petition to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra has received around 5,000 votes as of now. Local Body Tax A delegation of the trading community had met Mr. Milind Deora to forward their grievances to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He had