He became Home Minister in 2004 . A former Lok Sabha speaker , Shivraj Patil lost in the 2004 polls from Latur constituency in Maharashtra , but has still landed up the second most important position in the Union Cabinet — that of the Home Minister . He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in July 2004 . Widely seen as an ineffective minister , his tenure as home minister was marred by one debacle after another and he faced increasing calls for his resignation , eventually forcing it due to the mishandling in the events leading up to and after the 2008 Mumbai attacks . Not to be forgotten also are the 2006 Malegaon bombings , at a Muslim graveyard
2006 Malegaon bombings
2006 Malegaon bombings
Shivraj Patil