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 MoreDesh 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: 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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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.
The BJP, which wheeled back to power, after forging an alliance with Shiv Sena is expected to get important portfolios, sources said.
Maharashtra Floor Test: Addressing a meeting of Sena district presidents at the Shiv Sena Bhawan, Uddhav Thackeray said it was an insult of the Constitution to run the Legislative Assembly in an arbitrary manner.
Maharashtra Floor Test: Eknath Shinde thanked Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis saying, "I thank him that he gave me a chance to work as a minister (in the last government)... and I could work on Samruddhi Mahamarg project."
Devendra Fadnavis said that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance had received the mandate in 2019 but "we were deliberately taken away from the majority".
Without taking the name of former CM Uddhav Thackeray, Fadnavis claimed Maharashtra witnessed a "deficit of leadership availability" in the last few years.
Eknath Shinde was sworn in as CM on June 30, a day after Uddhav Thackeray quit the post. BJP's Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the deputy CM.
Maharashtra Floor Test: The BJP-Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde camp) government held office on Thursday after Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis took as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, a day after Uddhav Thackeray resigned as CM.
The post of Speaker was vacant since February last year after Nana Patole of Congress quit.
Several environmental organisations have called for a peaceful protest at Aarey forest on Sunday morning and hundreds of Mumbaikars are likely to gather at the picnic point in the area
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