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 MoreAsking whether Uddhav Thackeray contributed to any movement or agitation, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis also taunted him saying that during the pandemic.
Devendra Fadnavis said that Aaditya Thackeray can not appreciate the struggle of Karsevaks who fought for Ram Mandir at Ayodhya.
Addressing a BJP rally in Mumbai, Fadnavis claimed that he was lodged in Badaun central jail for 18 days for doing 'kar seva' for the Ram temple construction purpose.
Talking to reporters, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said the BJP stands no chance of coming back to power in the state in the next 25 years.
Maharashtra BJP leadership has blamed the state government of misuing its law enforcement agencies and stated that if chanting Hanuman Chalisa is wrong, then all of them should be charged with sedition.
Kirit Somaiya said police officials present at the spot should be suspended and Shiv Sena supporters booked on the charge of the attempt to murder.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil alleged that the MVA government is doing violence with the help of police.
Earlier in the day, Mumbai police detained four MNS workers for playing Hanuman Chalisa on a loudspeaker in front of the Shiv Sena headquarters in the Dadar area.
Speaking in the Assembly, Fadnavis said a pen drive he had submitted contained a conversation between Waqf Board members Mohammad Arshad Khan and Mudasir Lambe.
Heavy security was deployed outside the home of former Maharashtra chief minister Fadnavis in Malabar Hill area of south Mumbai, where the team, comprising Assistant Commissioner of Police Nitin Jadhav and two inspectors, reached around noon, he said.
A notice under Section 160 CrPC has been served to Devendra Fadnavis, asking him to appear before the police to record his statement in a phone tapping case.
Devendra Fadnavis, who is BJP's election in-charge for Goa, thanked the people of the state for reposing trust in the party and dedicated its poll performance to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Devendra Fadnavis said that five-year tenure of some 15 municipal corporations and 25 zilla parishads will be completed this month. If their elections are held without any political quota to the OBCs, then the OBCs will suffer for the next five years.
Sanjay Raut's remark comes amid a war of words between the Shiv Sena and BJP after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that his party "wasted 25 years as part of an alliance with BJP".
Goa Polls 2022: Although the BJP has said that options for Utpal Parrikar are being discussed, he has expressed desire to contest from the Panaji seat.
Devendra slammed the Congress party, saying, "Congress has been a corrupt government and their interests in government has only been for corrupt 'raajneeti'."
In his defence, Patole said citizens had complained to him about a local goon named Modi in his constituency, adding that the video of him talking to villagers was "viciously" being made viral on social media.
It was the BJP which "ditched" the Shiv Sena in 2014 for a larger share in power, Sanjay Raut claimed while talking to reporters in Delhi.
BJP MLA Nitesh Rane alleged that the Raza Academy was behind the violence in the different parts of the state.
Nawab Malik's son-in-law Sameer Khan was arrested in a drug-related case early this year and is now out on bail.
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