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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In response to intelligence inputs, security for Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis has been bolstered. This development comes just days ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
BJP workers and supporters put up posters in support of Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis ahead of Maharashtra election 2024.
Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly Elections scheduled for November 20, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis filed his nomination from the Nagpur South-West assembly constituency on October 25.
Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Maharashtra will go to polls in a single phase on November 20 and the counting of votes will take place on November 23. The term of the Maharashtra Assembly will end on November 26, 2024.
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Notably, the discussion among Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and MNS President Raj Thackeray took place in a five star hotel in Mumbai and the talks continued for two hours.
The two had unexpectedly met during the first day of the Maharashtra Assembly's Monsoon Session in June this year. Both leaders used the same lift to reach the Legislative Council chamber, while also exchanging words.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that the seat-sharing talks among the ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction), are nearing completion.
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: In Maharashtra, the ruling coalition Mahayuti — the BJP, the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party — will be up against the Maha Vikas Aghadi, the alliance of the Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (NCP-SP) and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT).
Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024: Mahadev Jankar, who contested the Baramati Lok Sabha seat against Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule in 2014, wields influence among the Dhangar community in western Maharashtra.
Ajit Pawar of the NCP faction accused the MVA of spreading fake news about the Mahayuti Alliance. He highlighted successful government initiatives like the Ladli Bahna Yojana, which have significantly benefited women, and refuted Opposition claims about funding issues.
Maharashtra Cabinet decision: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde presided over the meeting that was held on Thursday (October 10). Currently, D.Ed. teachers are paid Rs 6,000 per month, it will be increased to Rs 16,000 per month.
Maharashtra cabinet decisions: The cabinet also approved a proposal by the tourism department to enhance the jail term and fine amount for those destroying ancient and historical sites.
While assuring 10 per cent tickets for minorities, Ajit Pawar said that he is a supporter of Shiv-Shahu-Phule who believes in all castes and religions. He also targeted Nitish Rane calling him 'Balagam Bayanvir.'
96 lakh farmers of Maharashtra are eligible to get a subsidy of Rs 5,000 per hectare from the government under the Bhavantar Scheme. The first phase of the scheme was launched by the transfer of money to 49.5 lakh farmers who completed the registration.
An unidentified woman disrupted Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's office, damaging property before escaping, prompting heightened security measures and an investigation into the breach.
Badlapur encounter: The Maharashtra govt has formed an 8-member committee under the leadership of the Additional Police Commissioner to investigate this encounter.
Shah assured that all alliance partners would be respected in the final seat-sharing arrangement, with further discussions scheduled to take place in Delhi.
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis strongly refutes NCP leader Jayant Patil's remarks portraying Shivaji Maharaj as a looter, sparking a political controversy over the legacy of the Maratha king.
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