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 MoreI was a witness to the ongoing planning of the MVA government to arrest then leader of opposition Devendra Fadnavis and Girish Mahajan, said Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde.
Maharashtra: Ministry of Home Affairs today approved renaming the names of the cities Aurangabad and Osmanabad. Check deets here.
Maharashtra: Deputy CM of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis slamming Sharad Pawar said that soon he will reveal the whole truth about the formation of government in the state with Ajit Pawar.
This comes days after the Election Commission recognised his faction as the "real Shiv Sena" and directed the allocation of the 'bow and arrow' poll symbol to it.
His critical remarks came nearly two days after the Election Commission (EC) recognised the Shinde-led faction as the real Shiv Sena and ordered the allocation of the 'bow and arrow' poll symbol to it.
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Friday visited the Balasaheb Thackeray Memorial and offered him a floral tribute in Mumbai.
Responding to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ remarks on forming government in 2019 triggered NCP Vs BJP war of words. Fadnavis' sensational claim drew a sharp reaction from the NCP leaders.
Fadnavis said high-speed rail between Pune and Nashik will boost development and connectivity in the city.
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis opened another front against Karnataka as he said he would ask Bommai government to stop work on Alamaty dam.
Border Row: The Deputy CM of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis in the Legislative Assembly said that Mumbai belongs to Maharashtra, not to anyone's father.
Launching a scathing attack Sanjay Raut questioned the BJP if it acknowledges the independence gained from the martyrdom of freedom fighters.
Disha Salian Death Case: According to police, Salian (28) allegedly committed suicide by jumping from a high-rise building in Malad area of Mumbai on June 8, 2020.
The development is a fulfillment of the promise of Maharashtra government made to activist Anna Hazare who observed a fast in February 2019 to protest against the delay in the appointment of a Lokpal at the Centre and the passage of the Lokayukta Act in Maharashtra.
Border issue: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis accuses political parties to build a design to trigger the issue in the bordering villages in the state.
The statement comes months after Bawankule's predecessor Chandrakant Patil, who is now a cabinet minister, had said the BJP decided with a heavy heart that rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde should become the chief minister instead of Fadnavis, a former CM.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on "short-term politics not helping the country" and questioned the manner in which the Bharatiya Janata Party formed a government with the faction led by Eknath Shinde in Maharashtra.
A fresh war of words has broken out between the ruling Eknath Shinde dispensation and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)-led opposition over the Rs 22,000 crore project to manufacture C-295 military transport aircraft moving from Maharashtra to Vadodara in Gujarat.
Fadnavis' revelation came amid a tussle between the ruling Eknath Shinde dispensation and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)-led opposition over the Rs 22,000 crore project to manufacture C-295 military transport aircraft moving from Maharashtra to Vadodara in Gujarat.
Maharashtra Civic Polls 2022: The elections are due in various civic bodies in the state, including the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
The Council of Ministers can have up to 43 members in Maharashtra. Asked when the long-awaited elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation would take place, Fadnavis said it was for the courts to decide.
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