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: Though his 38-day old government does not need support of NCP any longer with Shiv Sena coming aboard, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is yet to take a decision on proposal of inquiry into
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New Delhi: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis today proposed to have a National Economic Development and Improvement Council and councils at the regional level, with larger participation of the states, which could replace the Planning
New Delhi: Facing Opposition ire for deciding to skip the customary tea party on eve of Legislature session, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the meeting called by Prime Minister on Planning Commission was
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today retained key ministries with the BJP while allocating portfolios to the 20-member council of ministers, including 10 of Shiv Sena as against its demand for plum ministries like
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today allocated portfolios to the twenty-member council of ministers, including 10 of the Shiv Sena, who were inducted into his expanded cabinet.The Sena did not get any 'crucial' portfolios
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Nagpur: The six Vidarbha districts, which are most prone to farmer suicides, will get priority in allocation of solar pumps to overcome the power crisis in the region, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said."The state
Mumbai: NCP chief and former union minister Sharad Pawar is scheduled to undergo a surgery at a private hospital here tomorrow after he sustained a leg injury from a fall at his Delhi residence
Mumbai: Finally, the BJP and Shiv Sena have buried their hatchet and have decided to join hands once again in Maharashtra.Making this announcement at a joint press conference of BJP and Shiv Sena, Maharashtra Chief
Mumbai: The 34-day-old Devendra Fadnavis-led ministry in Maharashtra will be expanded on Friday, amid indications of a "patch up" with former ally Shiv Sena.The ceremony will be held at Vidhan Bhawan premises at 4 pm,
Mumbai: Shiv Sena wants one more Cabinet berth in Central government, besides the post of a Minister of State, even though it has almost sealed a power-sharing deal with the BJP government in Maharashtra.The demand
Mumbai: After a long and hard bargain, Shiv Sena is likely to join Devendra Fadnavis government on December 5.If sources are to be believed then 12 ministers from Shiv Sena are likely to be inducted
Mumbai: Concerned over the recent farmer suicides, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said his government is working round-the-clock to mitigate their hardships and has sought a Rs 4,500 crore financial package from the Centre
Mumbai: A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the talks with Shiv Sena over power sharing were 70-80 per cent complete, a senior Sena leader today said both the parties have "buried" their
Mumbai: Shiv Sena today said talks with BJP over power sharing will continue today amid indications that the two estranged allies were close to sealing a deal after a month long stand-off over ministerial berths.
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Monday unveiled a slew of proposals designed to rid Mumbai of its sprawling slums, where 46 percent of the city's population lives. "For the allround development of Mumbai, it is
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