Nitin Gadkari is the Union minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation in the Government of India. He was appointed to head the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009. A star performer in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet, he is often credited for the construction of a series of roads, highways and flyovers across Maharashtra, including the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India's first six-lane concrete, high-speed, access-controlled toll expressway. Watch the video to know more about your neta.
Quick facts about Nitin Gadkari:
- Nitin Gadkari was born on 27 May 1957 into a Marathi family in Nagpur.
- He worked for the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and student union Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.
- He was the Minister of Public Works Department (PWD) in the government of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999.
- Nitin Gadkari served as president of the BJP from December 2009 to 2013.
- Gadkari strongly supported privatisation while he campaigned for investments in infrastructure from private firms.
- He was appointed as the Chairman of National Rural Road Development Committee by the Union government.
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