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: The first BJP government in Maharashtra led by Devendra Fadnavis will be sworn in tomorrow in a ceremony which Shiv Sena today said it will boycott because of “constant humiliation” despite claims of talks
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Mumbai: The Shiv Sena Thursday said it "wholeheartedly welcomes" Devendra Fadnavis as the new chief minister-designate of Maharashtra, two days after the BJP anointed him."We wholeheartedly welcome the new CM of Maharashtra... We are confident
New Delhi: Maharashtra's Chief Minister-designate Devendra Fadnavis will be arriving Delhi today to invite senior BJP leaders for the swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP government in Maharashtra which is slated for October 31.Fadnavis will
Mumbai: As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prepared for the inauguration of its first government in Maharashtra under Devendra Fadnavis on Friday, its estranged partner Shiv Sena has said it will announce its decision on
Mumbai: The swearing-in of BJP's first Chief Minister in Maharashtra at the Wankhede Stadium here will be a lavish affair with about 40,000 guests including Prime Minister Narendra Modi in attendance.For the first time swearing-in
Mumbai: A day after BJP announced Devendra Fadnavis as Chief Minister-designate of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday went into a huddle with top party leaders to discuss the future course of action
Mumbai: BJP MLC from Kolhapur Chandrakant Patil is tipped to replace Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra BJP president after he assumes chief ministership on October 31."Patil's elevation could come within a day or two of the
Mumbai: A day after Devendra Fadnavis was annointed Chief Minister-designate of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray today went into a huddle with top party leaders to discuss the future course of action but there
New Delhi: Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Maharashtra's CM-designate Devendra Fadnavis, has made it clear that she is not planning to leave her job even after his husband is sworn-in as Maharashtra CM on Oct
Panaji: Before leading the BJP to victory in Maharashtra in the 2014 state assembly polls, the unassuming 44-year-old chief minister-to-be Devendra Fadnavis had lent subtle touches to the party's poll campaigns in 2007 and 2012
Mumbai: Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Maharashtra's CM-designate Devendra Fadnavis, has made it clear that she is not planning to leave her job even after his husband is sworn-in as Maharashtra CM on Oct 31,
Mumbai: Devendra Fadnavis will take oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Friday.Earlier, BJP MLAs unanimously elected him the leader of the legislature party Tuesday evening.Devender Fadnavis had all along been a forerunner in
Mumbai: From an obscure corporator to becoming the youngest mayor of Nagpur, to the first BJP chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis's climb up the political ladder has been steady.In a state dominated by Maratha
Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis today met Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan and staked claim to form the next government in the state.Prakash Javdekar, Sudhir Mungantiwar, Ramdas Athawale, Raju Shetty, Vinayak
Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis will be the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra.He was elected as the leader of BJP legislature party by the newly elected MLAs of the party.The name of Fadnavis, state
New Delhi: The newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs in Maharashtra will meet today evening in Mumbai to elect the Legislature Party leader and also who will be sworn-in as the new Chief Minister
Mumbai: The new BJP government in Maharashtra is likely to be sworn in on October 29 or 30, party sources said here on Saturday.Union minister Rajnath Singh, BJP's central observer for election of the legislature
Mumbai: As back channel talks continued between Shiv Sena and BJP to explore the possibility of a coalition government in Maharashtra, there were strong indications today that the latter may form a government on its
New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to go to Mumbai on Monday to discuss government formation in Maharashtra amid back channel talks between BJP and estranged ally Shiv Sena for a possible tie-up.Singh
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