<p>Mumbai: Former Union minister Babanrao Dhakne passed away after brief illness, family sources said on Friday.</p>.<p>Dhakne ( 86), who was undergoing treatment for pneumonia at a private hospital at Ahmednagar, breathed his last there on Thursday night.</p>.<p>His last rites will be held at his native village Pagori Pimpalgaon in Pathardi tehsil of Ahmednagar district on Saturday, the sources said.</p>.<p>Dhakne was minister of state for energy in the Union government led by Chandra Shekhar. He was also a minister in the Maharashtra government and handled portfolios like public works and rural development.</p>.<p>A former state unit president of Janata Dal, Dhakne was also leader of opposition in state assembly and deputy speaker of the House.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Former Union minister Babanrao Dhakne passed away after brief illness, family sources said on Friday.</p>.<p>Dhakne ( 86), who was undergoing treatment for pneumonia at a private hospital at Ahmednagar, breathed his last there on Thursday night.</p>.<p>His last rites will be held at his native village Pagori Pimpalgaon in Pathardi tehsil of Ahmednagar district on Saturday, the sources said.</p>.<p>Dhakne was minister of state for energy in the Union government led by Chandra Shekhar. He was also a minister in the Maharashtra government and handled portfolios like public works and rural development.</p>.<p>A former state unit president of Janata Dal, Dhakne was also leader of opposition in state assembly and deputy speaker of the House.</p>