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.
Read MoreDevendra Fadnavis described the BJP's alliance with Shiv Sena as emptional and that with NCP a political one.
Uddhav Thackeray said Devendra Fadnavis was a "taint" on Nagpur as he had aligned with the NCP despite asserting he would never do so.
Maharashtra: The MLAs of the Shinde Sena will be attending the meeting.
Chai Pe Charcha: Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis interacted with the masses at a tea stall in Nagpur and clicked pictures with them.
Devendra Fadnavis said that with the joining of Ajit Pawar in the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra dispensation, the state government has now become a ‘trishul’ (trident) of development.
Aurangzeb poster row in Maharashtra: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that no Muslim in India is a descendant of Aurangzeb, and nationalist Muslims in the country do not recognize the Mughal emperor as their ruler.
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde has rubbished reports saying that he's going to resign as CM adding that he has the power of PM Modi and Amit Shah backing him.
After Shiv Sena, NCP, Congress could be the next party in Maharashtra to split as according to Shinde-faction MLA, several leaders of the party may leave quit.
As NCP crisis continues to unfold, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed all party MLAs to strengthen the organisation and to work together with NCP and BJP.
After NCP, the Congress party may face a jolt as 17 of its MLAs may quit the party, CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena leader Gulab Raghunath Patil has said in a statement.
A day after rebellion in the NCP, Sharad Pawar sacked party's working president Praful Patel and general secretary and treasurer Sunil Tatkare, who have sided with Ajit Pawar in his revolt, for engaging in "anti-party” activities.
Sharad Pawar slammed the Eknath Shinde government over the law and order situation alleging that the chief minister is incapable of maintaining it.
Maharashtra news: There are a lot of discussions about this 8-year-old boy in the Chandrapur district and the reason for this discussion is his 'Aadhaar card'.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that no Muslim in India is a descendant of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and added that they respect only Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Talking to reporters, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the revision in school textbooks in Karnataka was expected after the Congress returned to power in the southern state.
A social media page named 'Yuvsena Maharashtra Rajya' has posted vulgar comments and memes against several leaders like Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son Shrikant Eknath Shinde and Narayan Rane.
Veer Savarkar birth anniversary: It was the first time Savarkar's birth anniversary was being celebrated in the state government-constructed Maharashtra Sadan there, CM Shinde added.
The Supreme Court on Thursday (May 11) ruled that Uddhav Thackeray government in Maharashtra can't be restored as the then Chief Minister had resigned on his own last year amid a huge drama that resulted in a vertical split in Shiv Sena.
"I am with you, but not as NCP chief," Sharad Pawar told his emotional workers who were against his resignation.
Maharashtra: Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and asserted that the more they keep targeting PM, the more his popularity increases.
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