He was elevated to national politics when the became the BJP National president.
Gadkari is credited with construction of flyovers in various parts of Maharashtra besides the Mumbai-Pune Express Highway.
Blowing the poll bigul, the BJP was the first to declared its candidates for the Nagpur seat, followed by newcomer AAP and Congress, which released its first list of candidates last week.
However, Dalit outfits including the BSP and various sections of RPI are yet to announce the candidates for the polls scheduled here on April 10.
Interestingly, activist-turned politician Anjali Damania too is making her foray into electoral politics with the ensuing general elections.
