Dr. Ashish Ranjeet Deshmukh is the member of the 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He is representing the Savner Assembly Constituency. He rejoined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2023. Deshmukh is the son of former president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee and former Maharashtra minister Ranjeet Deshmukh. In December 2013, Deshmukh had undertaken an indefinite fast to press for formation of a separate Vidarbha state.
Ashish Deshmukh was born to Roopa Deshmukh and Ranjeet Deshmukh, an ex-Cabinet Minister Maharashtra and MLA from Ramtek belongs to Indian National Congress Party.
Deshmukh has authored a book titled Gramvikasacha Password in December 2015.
He was the Member of 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He strongly contested assembly elections in 2019 against the then chief minister (Devendra Fadnavis). On 2 October 2018, he became a part of the Indian National Congress. He has been expelled by the grand old party for his statements against party leader Rahul Gandhi and Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Nana Patole for a period of six years.
In 2023, he returned to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and became BJP OBC Morcha President.
In October 2024, he got ticket offered from BJP for Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Election 2024 from Savner Kamleshwar Vidhan Sabha Seat against ex-Minister Sunil Kedar's Wife Anuja (Vijaykar) Kedar. On Result Day (i.e. 23 November 2024), Dr. Ashish Deshmukh won the Savner Kalmeshwar Vidhan Sabha Seat by a massive margin of 26,401 votes.
1. Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - 2014 to 2019 2. Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - 2024