Sunil Tatkare was water resources minister of Maharashtra. He is a leader of Nationalist Congress Party and was elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Shrivardhan. He is currently elected to Lok Sabha from Raigad in 2019 General Elections. The Anti-Corruption Bureau has sought the state government's okay to launch an "open inquiry" against him over allegations of land grab and disproportionate assets. Enforcement Directorate had started probe against him in assets case.