Datta Raghobaji Meghe (born 11 November 1936) is an Indian politician and currently a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to Lok Sabha as a member of Congress Party four times : 10th Lok Sabha from Nagpur, 11th (1996-1998) from Ramtek, 12th Lok Sabha from Wardha, and 15th Lok Sabha (2009-2014) from Wardha constituency in Maharashtra state. He was a Member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, representing Maharashtra, from April 2002 – 2008. Earlier he was Member of Legislative Council of Maharashtra from April 1978 to June 1991 for three times and also during 2001-April 2002. The Meghe Group Apart from Politics, Datta Meghe has established a chain of CBSE Schools, Medical Colleges, Engineering Colleges, Hospitals, Banks, Spinning mills, IT firms in urban & especially rural areas to provide the best of facilities at extremely affordable rates. References External links Profile on Rajya Sabha website Profile on Lok Sabha website Indian National Congress politicians Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 2009–2014 Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Marathi politicians 1936 births Living people Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra People from Nagpur district People from Wardha district Leaders of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra Indian Congress (Socialist) politicians