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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Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today made it clear that former Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria's personal involvement in the probe of Sheena Bora murder case didn't go down well with the government.Maria's transfer,
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Mumbai: In what could further widen the chasm between allies Shiv Sena and BJP, Sena leader Sanjay Raut rued that though his party is in power, the government is not theirs and they are not
Mumbai: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Sunday handed over Rs.1 crore to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for drought relief.Mumbai batsmen Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane handed over the cheque to Fadnavis on behalf
New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has come under intense attack for purportedly granting Rs. 8 lakh from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for a government employees dance troupe's visit to Thailand.The revelation was
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi complimented the work of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today on its 90th foundation day."My greetings to all Swayamsevaks as the RSS completes 90 years in service of the
New Delhi, October 17: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has ruled out the possibility of alliance partner Shiv Sena walking out of his government in the near future."I am 100 per cent sure. I don't
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the state government would press its demand in the Supreme Court for continuing a ban on dance performances at bars and other places.His reaction came in the
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