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Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis

DOB: 22 July 1970

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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Shiv Sena not to support BJP government during Maharashtra trust vote

Politics | Nov 12, 2014, 10:37 AM IST

Mumbai: Hours before Devendra Fadnavis government faces trust vote, the Shiv Sena today said it will vote against it in the Maharashtra Assembly.  “Shiv Sena has decided to sit in opposition.We will vote against the

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Devendra Fadnavis wins trust vote in Maharashtra assembly amid high drama

Politics | Nov 12, 2014, 06:21 PM IST

Mumbai: Amid high drama, the 13-day-old Devendra Fadnavis government today won the trust motion in the Maharashtra Assembly through a voice vote, drawing angry reactions from Shiv Sena and Congress which accused the ruling BJP

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Devendra Fadnavis meets Congress leaders, seeks unopposed election of Speaker

Politics | Nov 11, 2014, 11:21 PM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis meets Congress leaders, seeks unopposed election of SpeakerMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday appealed to all the political parties to facilitate a unanimous election of the Assembly Speaker. At

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Uddhav Thackeray addresses Sena legislators before trust vote

Politics | Nov 11, 2014, 10:13 PM IST

Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today addressed a meeting of Sena legislators ahead of BJP's Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government's trust vote tomorrow.However, Uddhav left the venue without speaking to waiting reporters after the meeting

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Fadnavis govt to seek trust vote tomorrow

Politics | Nov 11, 2014, 07:50 PM IST

Mumbai: The 13-day-old BJP government in Maharashtra headed by Devendra Fadnavis will seek a vote of confidence tomorrow which it is expected to win with the help of NCP despite its continuing stand-off with Shiv

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Maharashtra: Pro-tem Speaker warns MLAs raising 'Jai Vidarbha' slogans in assembly

Politics | Nov 11, 2014, 12:55 PM IST

Mumbai: In the Maharashtra Assembly session, some MLAs while taking oath, raised slogans of ‘Jai Vidarbha'. These slogans created ruckus in the House as Pro-tem speaker Jeeva Pandu Gavit today made a ruling against them.The

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Nagpur most suitable for setting up IIM in Maharashtra: VED

India | Nov 11, 2014, 11:55 AM IST

Nagpur: With Vidarbha's Devendra Fadnavis becoming the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, citizens and various organisations including NGOs in the city are pinning hopes on the new government for all round development of Nagpur, dreaming to

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Maharashtra session begins; Sena says no talks on with BJP

Politics | Nov 10, 2014, 02:28 PM IST

Mumbai: Shiv Sena legislators today occupied Opposition benches as the special three-day session of Maharashtra Assembly began here during which Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will seek a trust vote as mandated by the Governor when

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Three day Maharashtra Assembly session begins today; CM Fadnavis to seek trust vote

Politics | Nov 10, 2014, 07:43 AM IST

Mumbai:  A three-day special session of Maharashtra Assembly will begin here from tomorrow, during which Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will seek a trust vote. State Governor C Vidyasagar Rao will administer oath to Jeeva Pandu Gavit

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No new Shiv Sena minister, Uddhav may pull out of Narendra Modi government

Politics | Nov 09, 2014, 07:02 PM IST

Mumbai: The simmering tension between Shiv Sena and BJP came to a boil on Sunday as Sena MP Anil Desai failed to take oath as Union Minister amid talk that Uddhav Thackeray will pull the

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Probe ordered into security lapse at Fadnavis swearing-in

India | Nov 08, 2014, 09:50 PM IST

Mumbai: Mumbai Police today ordered an inquiry into major security lapse during the swearing-in of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi inside Wankhede Stadium on October 31.  A man

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Man linked to security lapse at PM event in Mumbai held

India | Nov 08, 2014, 07:15 AM IST

Mumbai: A man who posed as a public servant and gained unauthorised entry into the swearing-in ceremony of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis where he shared dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been arrested.Anil

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Eknath Khadse assures action in security lapse incident at Wankhede

Politics | Nov 07, 2014, 08:02 PM IST

Mumbai: Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse on Friday assured appropriate action in the incident of a major security lapse during the swearing-in of Cabinet in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi inside Wankhede Stadium

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Javadekar, Fadnavis review Maharashtra projects

Politics | Nov 06, 2014, 06:28 PM IST

Mumbai: Minister for Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar today said he would look into Maharashtra's projects with an open mind in a transparent manner, and convey approvals as soon as possible.Javadekar today held

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10 facts to know about Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra's new Chief Minister

Politics | Dec 01, 2014, 11:51 AM IST

Devendra Fadnavis is the newly elected Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Incidentally he is the first person from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to hold this post. His name for the coveted post was unanimously adopted

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Goyal assures alternative coal block for Mahagenco

Politics | Nov 05, 2014, 11:53 PM IST

Mumbai: Union power minister Piyush Goyal has assured the Maharashtra government that an alternative coal block would be made available to the state-run Mahagenco in place of the one at Machhakata.The allocation of Machhakata block

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No Shiv Sena minister before trust vote: CM Devendra Fadnavis

Politics | Nov 05, 2014, 10:57 PM IST

Mumbai: Shiv Sena representatives will not be inducted into Maharashtra's BJP-led government before it wins the trust vote, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday, in comments that have not gone down well with the

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Shiv Sena lashes out at Devendra Fadnavis for Vidarbha statehood remarks

Politics | Nov 05, 2014, 04:03 PM IST

Mumbai: Shiv Sena today criticised Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for his remarks on Vidarbha, saying that instead of speaking about separate statehood, the BJP should concentrate on developing the region.The Sena also reminded its

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Like Congress CMs, Fadnavis will also have to wait for orders from Delhi: Narayan Rane

Politics | Nov 05, 2014, 08:17 AM IST

Mumbai: Senior Congress leader Narayan Rane said that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis won't be able to run the government ‘smoothly' as he will also have to wait for orders from Delhi just like the

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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis lacks acumen to run govt: Narayan Rane

Politics | Nov 04, 2014, 10:00 PM IST

Mumbai: Senior Congress leader Narayan Rane today said BJP's first Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis lacks "acumen" and the administrative skills required to run government."Fadnavis is a good person (but) he lacks the administrative

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