Career
In that election Patil defeated Yaswant Patil of congress by a margin of 46,527 votes. In the 1998 elections, he defeated Vijay Patil of congress by a margin of 24,836 votes. With his vast knowledge on science and Technology.
Patil has contributed articles in various magazines and news papers on these subject.
Among the offices he has held as chairman of Belganga cooperative sugar mills, Vice president All India Sugar Technology Associations. Widely traveled abroad Patil has visited Germany,Brazil,Italy,Nigeria,Switzerland,United States of America and United Kingdom
Anna saheb patil is a chief strategician for BJP renwable energy cell and he has taken a lead role in formulating BJP Renewable energy policy in a pan Indian view Anna saheb is holding respected positions in national and international renewable energy organizations, apart from these he is the current chairman of International Biology energy forum.
Anna saheb himself a pioneer and an expert in chemical engineering and a leader with a technological vision, His policies and wisdom helped BJP to co ordinate its renewable energy cell, BJP president himself satisfied with his work and offering him every support from the party. Currently he is in touch with all the BJP ruling states to expand and improve the solar energy production and investment in the field of solar energy.
Anna saheb has a bio energy vision, he urged the state governments to start mixing ethanol with gasoline in an attempt to protect the nation"s petroleum reserve.
Due to Anna saheb"s frequent efforts, now karnataka government has started the process of blending ethanol with petrol, states like Gujarat, Madhya pradesh, Punjab,Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh were also soon to follow the suit.According to Anna Saheb"s view adding the 20% blending of ethanol with petrol not only adds tremendously to the petroleum preserve of the nation, it also contributed substantially to clean air in the environment. Foreign the diesel-ignited engines, according to his opinion diesel mixed with 25% of bio-diesel made from vegetable oil extracted from palas, mahua, and other seeds had immense impact on the petroleum reserve and the environment, while also utilizing more than four lakh hectares of waste, low-quality land currently not under cultivation. During the NDA regime his rural development policies were widely accaimed by every one, Prime minister A B Vajpayee himself praised Annasaheb"s work and had given him every support from the government.