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.
Read MoreThe deputy CM further emphasised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will clinch victory with a 'bumper vote' in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections next year. He also rejected a change in the leadership of the Maharashtra government and said that Eknath Shinde will remain the CM till 2024.
'Meri Maati Mera Desh' campaign is to pay tribute to the Army bravehearts who sacrificed their lives for the nation. As part of this initiative, sacred soil and rice were collected from households across the nation and carefully placed in Amrit Kalash containers.
India's number one and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat- Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
The demand for Maratha reservation has been a persistent and complex issue in Maharashtra, with the Maratha community seeking representation in educational institutions and government employment.
Union Minister Ravindra Chavan said that Devendra Fadnavis spoke to Nilesh Rane and the party has decided to look into the concerns he has raised. Chavan further said he has assured that the party workers issues at the local level will not be ignored.
Speaking about seat-sharing talks in the I.N.D.I.A. alliance, NCP leader Supriya Sule said that at present all the leaders are occupied with the upcoming elections in five states.
Shiv Sena (UBT) and BJP traded charges over drug menace in Maharashtra. According to the police, Lalit Patil is a key player in the drug racket. Patil, who had escaped from Pune's Sassoon General Hospital on October 2, was arrested near Bengaluru on Tuesday night.
Sanjay Raut accused Devendra Fadnavis of "shielding" the drug mafia in Maharashtra asking how the Deputy Chief Minister cannot be aware of the ongoing menace in the state.
Ajit Pawar along with other NCP MLAs turned rebel and had joined the BJP-Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde)-led government in Maharashtra after which Ajit was made the Deputy Chief Minister along with Devendra Fadnavis.
Maharashtra news: Mohd Iliyas Yaqub Momin had allegedly created a fake email ID of Vidyadhar Mahale, the private secretary of Devendra Fadnavis, and sent a letter of transfer to around 6 officers in the month of July this year.
Maharashtra news: MVA govt fell last year after Eknath Shinde, along with 39 Sena MLAs, joined hands with the BJP to become the chief minister with Fadnavis as his deputy, Ajit Pawar broke away from NCP in July this year to be a part of the ruling coalition.
Maharashtra: After attending a meeting of the representatives of the OBC community, CM Eknath Shinde asserted that "there will be no injustice to OBC or other communities."
The BJP may get the Shiv Sena stronghold Thane seat in lieu of the Kalyan Lok Sabha seat for Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son, Shrikant, sources said.
Four people died in the Nagpur floods caused following heavy rains in the city. Devendra Fadnavis took stock of situation on Sunday.
Mumbai: Among those present at Eknath Shinde's residence were Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis as well as state ministers Mangal Prabhat Lodha and Deepak Kesarkar.
Laxmanrao Inamdar, who was one of the founding fathers of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Gujarat, is known to be Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mentor.
Advocating for the Muslim quota in the educational insitutions, Ajit Pawar said that he would speak on the matter to CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.
Maratha reservation row: Deputy CM on Saturday stressed that the state government is seeking to restore the reservation for the Maratha community which is different from the OBC quota.
The Maharashtra government has issued a notification changing the names of Aurangabad and Osmanabad districts to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv respectively. The Cabinet had given its nod to rename the districts in July last year.
The train is one of six special trains that the Maharashtra BJP has arranged for devotees going to the Konkan region for the upcoming Ganpati festival.
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