Deepak Mhaske Age, Caste, Family, Biography
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Hometown: Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Marital Status: Married
Age: 58 Years
Some Lesser Known Facts About Deepak Mhaske
- Deepak Mhaske grew up in a Maharashtrian Brahmin family, which had old links with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Jan Sangh, and the RSS.
- His family is involved in farming.
- After completing his formal education, he worked as a college Chemistry professor for a few years.
- Deepak Mhaske also works as a farmer.
- He learnt cultivating crops, horticulture, and organic farming when he was a teenager.
- In 2009, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and started working in its IT and social media cell in Chhattisgarh.
- After that, he worked on the social media content of various social welfare projects in Chhattisgarh. These projects included “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao,” health camps, rural library development, and digital transaction awareness drives in villages.
- Deepak Mhaske is a first-generation BJP leader in his family. He has never contested any election.
- He has served as a State spokesperson for the BJP in Chhattisgarh for some time.
- Deepak Mhaske has also served as a head of the social media cell of the BJP in Chhattisgarh.
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During assembly elections, he handled social media campaigns for the BJP in many states, such as Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and West Bengal.
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In 2013, he started running “aggressive campaign wars” on social media in Chhattisgarh. During this period, he used district-wise Facebook accounts and IT teams.
- He is known for using data collection and data analysis to plan election strategies and study government schemes.
- Deepak Mhaske has often posted on X (Twitter), targeting the opposition and the Gandhi family, and attacking the then Bhupesh Baghel Congress government in Chhattisgarh with animations and video skits.
- He serves as chairman of the Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corporation (CGMSC).
- He has served as an Independent (Non‑Governmental) Director on the Board of Engineers India Limited (EIL). It is a central public sector company under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
- On 17 August 2026, he made headlines when the BJP president Nitin Nabin announced Deepak Mhaske as the National Social Media Convenor (IT cell chief) of BJP. He replaced Amit Malviya.
- After that, he stated in a media conference that his team would work hard to help the BJP win elections and serve people.
- He added that they would try to give correct information so that they could clear wrong ideas of the people.
- Deepak Mhaske said that he would focus on the young generation of India. His team would reach them through reels and specific content on various social media platforms.
- Priti Gandhi, Alok Bhatt, Shiwanand Dwivedi, and Arun Yadav were announced as his team members.
- Reportedly, more than 2,000 of his X posts were deleted after he was appointed as the National Social Media Convenor (IT cell chief) of BJP.
- He then started posting on Instagram for the first time.














