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Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis

DOB: 22 July 1970

Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis is the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra. A member of Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Fadnavis holds the honour of being the second youngest Chief Minister of Maharashtra after Sharad Pawar. In the past, he has also been recognised as the youngest municipal corporator of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation at the age of 21. He was the second youngest mayor elected in India, when he served as the Mayor of Nagpur at the age of 27, in 1997. He is also the only person to be re-elected as the Mayor in Council in Maharashtra. He has been an MLA representing Nagpur, since, 1999. A lawyer by profession, Fadnavis holds law degree from Nagpur Law College. He also has a Post Graduate Degree in Business Management and a diploma in Project Management from DSE, Berlin. His wife, Amruta Ranade is a branch manager in Axis Bank.

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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra govt to provide 75,000 jobs to youth in a year: Deputy CM Fadnavis

India | Oct 22, 2022, 04:18 PM IST

Maharashtra: PM Modi on Saturday distributed 75,000 appointment letters among government job aspirants and said the Centre is also working on multiple fronts to create maximum job opportunities for youngsters.

MNS Chief Raj Thackeray

Andheri East bypoll: BJP may withdraw candidate after Raj Thackeray urges Fadnavis, say sources

India | Oct 17, 2022, 12:03 AM IST

Andheri East bypolls: Raj Thackeray wrote to Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, requesting him to not field a candidate for the Andheri East bypolls against Rutuja Latke, who is the candidate of Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena.

Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray

Hold BMC, Maharashtra assembly polls in 1 month and defeat us: Uddhav challenges BJP

India | Sep 22, 2022, 12:09 AM IST

A blame-game erupted in Maharashtra following the announcement last week that the joint venture semiconductor project of Indian conglomerate Vedanta and Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn, proposed to be set up near Pune city earlier, will come up in Gujarat now.

Devendra Fadnavis blamed the previous Maharashtra

Foxconn row: 'Gujarat not Pakistan': Fadnavis; alleges graft in availing subsidy during Uddhav govt

India | Sep 16, 2022, 09:28 PM IST

Foxconn row: Without naming the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, Fadnavis targeted the party for opposing big-ticket projects like a refinery in Maharashtra which had the potential of taking the state ahead of others for the next ten years.

Businessman and former Chairman of TATA Group Cyrus Mistry.

Cyrus Mistry dies at 54: Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis orders probe into fatal accident

Business | Sep 04, 2022, 06:29 PM IST

Cyrus Mistry killed in road accident: Fadnavis said he was shocked and deeply pained to know about the demise of Mistry (54) in the unfortunate accident near Palghar adjoining Mumbai.

PM Narendra Modi with late Cyrus Mistry.

Cyrus Mistry death: PM Modi, Eknath Shinde, others react to former Tata Sons chairman's demise

India | Sep 04, 2022, 08:41 PM IST

Cyrus Mistry death: Several people expressed their condolences to the death of former Tata Sons chairman, Cyrus Mistry.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and state Deputy CM Devendra

Maharashtra govt allots portfolios: Check who gets what

India | Aug 14, 2022, 07:24 PM IST

Maharashtra: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will take care of the Urban Development, Environment, Minority, Transport, and Disaster Management while Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has been allotted Home and Finance.

Maharashtra Cabinet expansion

Maharashtra Cabinet expansion: Shiv Sena takes a dig at inclusion of Sanjay Rathod and Abdul Sattar

India | Aug 09, 2022, 01:57 PM IST

Maharashtra Cabinet expansion: Rathod, who was part of the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, resigned last year over his alleged link to a woman's death.

Bhagat Singh Koshyari statement, Marathi people importance cannot diminish, Devendra Fadnavis on Gov

'Marathi people importance cannot diminish': Devendra Fadnavis on Maharashtra Governor's statement

India | Jul 31, 2022, 02:09 PM IST

Bhagat Singh Koshyari statement row: "I don't agree with the Governor's statement. Marathi people have contributed to process of development of Maharashtra," said Devendra Fadnavis.

Eknath Shinde with Devendra Fadnavis

Desh Ki Awaaz Opinion Poll: BJP with Shinde's Shiv Sena is still Maharashtra's favourite

India | Dec 16, 2022, 03:43 PM IST

Desh Ki Awaaz Opinion Poll: As far as voting percentage in opinion poll is concerned, BJP will get 34.1 per cent, NCP 19.6 per cent, Congress 16.1 per cent, Shinde's Shiv Sena 12.6 per cent and Uddhav's Shiv Sena 9.1 per cent.

Mumbai Coastal Road Project

Mumbai Coastal Road project 58% ready, likely to be operational by November 2023. See pics

India | Jul 20, 2022, 06:24 PM IST

Mumbai coastal road: The work on the pet project of the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi government's former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray started during the lockdown period in 2020 after clearing all legal and technical hurdles.

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SC to hear plea of Uddhav faction challenging disqualification proceedings on Aug 1

India | Jul 20, 2022, 12:52 PM IST

Both sides have accused each other of defying the party whip during the Speaker's election and the trust vote on July 3 and 4, respectively, seeking disqualification of the legislators from both sides.

Devendra Fadnavis there's only one CM in the Eknath

No 'super CM' in Maharashtra, says Fadnavis as Oppn claims he is calling the shots

India | Jul 15, 2022, 09:09 PM IST

Maharashtra news: While speaking to reporters, Fadnavis said: "There is no concept of super CM in the present government. We have only one CM and that is Eknath Shinde. We are working under his leadership. But some people can't digest this. They should get used to being in the opposition now."

Devendra Fadnavis, Raj Thackeray, Mumbai

Devendra Fadnavis meets MNS chief Raj Thackeray in Mumbai, triggers speculations

India | Jul 15, 2022, 03:15 PM IST

Mumbai News: Devendra Fadnavis' meeting with Raj Thackeray has started another plethora of speculations after recent turmoil in the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena after rebel leader Eknath Shinde along with several other MLAs toppled the MVA government and sided with the BJP.

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Bullet Train: NHSRCL asks Maharashtra govt to resolve pending issues for high speed rail corridor

India | Jul 11, 2022, 08:57 PM IST

Bullet Train: The letter written by former NHSRCL chief Satish Agnihotri on July 7, the day he was sacked by the Railway Board on charges of corruption, highlights the road blocks for the project in Maharashtra.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar

MVA should contest 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections together, says Sharad Pawar

India | Jul 10, 2022, 08:10 PM IST

Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024: On the decision to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad districts taken in the last cabinet meeting of the Uddhav Thackeray-led government, Pawar said the issue was not part of the MVA's common minimum programme.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra

Maharashtra cabinet expansion likely next week: Eknath Shinde

India | Jul 09, 2022, 09:41 PM IST

Maharashtra cabinet expansion: Addressing a press conference during a whirlwind tour of the Delhi, Shinde also dismissed his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray's call for mid-term polls in Maharashtra and asserted his government is strong and stable.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde during a press conference in

'Only the natural alliance of BJP and Sena can take Maharashtra ahead': Eknath Shinde in Delhi

India | Jul 09, 2022, 05:22 PM IST

Shinde-Fadnavis Delhi visit: Eknath Shinde said: "The existence of our MLAs came under threat under the MVA government. Back then we couldn't speak and that's why we took the step. It's only the natural alliance of BJP and Shiv Sena that can take M

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Sanjay Raut takes a dig at Eknath Shinde's Delhi visit, says CM's taking orders from BJP

India | Jul 09, 2022, 02:46 PM IST

Eknath Shinde was sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister on June 30 with the support of the BJP after he rebelled against the then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, walking out of the Shiv Sena with a large chunk of MLAs.

PM Modi meets Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis

Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis call on PM Modi in New Delhi

India | Jul 09, 2022, 05:43 PM IST

Maharashtra news: Shinde and Fadnavis, who assumed office on June 30 made courtesy calls on President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.

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