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Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Jairam Gadkari

DOB: 27/05/1957

Nitin Gadkari is the senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been the Minister of Road Transport and Highways since 2019. He is also serving as the Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (2014), Shipping (2014 to 2019), Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (2017 to 2019) and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (2019 to 2021) in the successive Narendra Modi governments. Gadkari was the president of the BJP from 2009 to 2013. He has been a Lok Sabha member from the Nagpur constituency of Maharashtra for the last two terms. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Gadkari won the Nagpur seat by defeating Congress candidate Vilas Muttemwar with a margin of 2,84,848 votes. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Gadkari retained the Nagpur constituency by defeating Congress candidate Nana Patole with a margin of 2,16,009 votes. Gadkari was the Public Works minister in Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999 and also the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1999 to 2005. Nitin Gadkari is again contesting from the Nagpur constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

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Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari to inaugurate, lay foundation stones for NHs and Namami Gange projects in Muzaffarnagar, Bulandshahar

India | Feb 21, 2019, 12:17 PM IST

Gadkari will be accompanied by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Nitin Gadkari

Will thrash anybody talking about caste in my area, says Nitin Gadkari

India | Feb 11, 2019, 08:54 AM IST

  Gadkari further said: "the entire society should be brought together on the basis of economic and social equality and unity and it also should be free from casteism and communalism".  

Sharad Pawar

I am worried about Gadkari, says Sharad Pawar

India | Feb 10, 2019, 03:34 PM IST

Gadkari, a senior BJP leader, was recently in news when he was seen as taking swipes at his party's top leadership after the Assembly poll losses in three states.  

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Ayodhya: Gadkari to lay foundation stone for 5 highway projects today

India | Feb 08, 2019, 10:33 AM IST

The projects will establish direct connectivity from Ayodhya to Chitrakoot and Ambedkarnagar.

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Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate 2nd phase of River Info System on Ganga today

India | Feb 08, 2019, 08:22 AM IST

Under the Jal Marg Vikas Project a new state of the art navigational Lock on NW-1 is being constructed at Farakka at a cost of Rs 361.35 crore and work will be complete by June 2019.

Sonia Gandhi / Nitin Gadkari

Sonia Gandhi appreciates Gadkari's ‘wonderful’ work for improvement in country’s infrastructure

India | Feb 07, 2019, 05:50 PM IST

Following Sonia Gandhi, party leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge too appreciated Gadakri's work.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari

Rafale deal | 'DNA of Congress, BJP different': Nitin Gadkari hits back at Rahul Gandhi

India | Feb 05, 2019, 08:04 AM IST

Our government has dealt with Rafale deal in a very transparent manner keeping the country's interest in mind, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said while giving a staunch reply to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's instigation on Twitter earlier.

Rahul Gandhi

Nitin Gadkari only one in BJP with guts, should comment on Rafale too: Rahul

Politics | Feb 04, 2019, 05:07 PM IST

Gandhi and the Congress have been terming the deal to purchase Rafale fighters from France to be the "biggest defence scam".

Union minister Nitin Gadkari

One who can not take care of home, can not manage country: Nitin Gadkari

India | Feb 03, 2019, 09:57 PM IST

Party workers should fulfil their domestic responsibilities first because those who can not do that "can not manage the country", Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said.

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George Fernandes was my icon: Nitin Gadkari

India | Jan 30, 2019, 10:28 AM IST

Fernandes, who served as defence minister between 1998 and 2004, died Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness. He was 88.

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Leaders who don't keep promise get 'beaten up' by people: Nitin Gadkari

Politics | Jan 28, 2019, 07:26 AM IST

In December, Gadkari said at an event in Pune that leadership should have the tendency to own up defeat and failures. The remarks had come days after the BJP's dismal show in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh assembly elections.

Rahul Gandhi, Nitin Gadkari's rare 'bonhomie' on display at

Republic Day 2019: Rahul Gandhi, Nitin Gadkari's rare 'bonhomie' on display at Rajpath

India | Jan 26, 2019, 05:10 PM IST

Seated in the front row, Gandhi and Gadkari were seen chatting and smiling while watching the grand parade.

The government said the national highway network in Jammu

Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate 1,210 meter-long, Rs 158 crore worth bridge over Ravi river in J-K on Tuesday

India | Jan 21, 2019, 11:01 PM IST

  Constructed at a  cost of Rs 158.84 crore, the bridge would improve inter-state connectivity and benefit over 2,20,000 people living on the two sides -- Kathua in Jammu and Pathankot in Punjab.

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Politicians should learn not to interfere in other fields, says Nitin Gadkari

India | Jan 14, 2019, 11:46 AM IST

"When I say there should not be any interference, it does not mean there should not be any contact between the people from the field of literature and politicians," he added.

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Indus Waters Treaty | Modi govt arrested flow of excess water to Pak, 5 states to benefit: Nitin Gadkari

India | Jan 11, 2019, 06:48 PM IST

Gadkari, the minister for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation, also signed an MoU with six chief ministers for the construction of Renukaji Multi-Purpose Dam project in the Upper Yamuna Basin.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

Government allows Iranian bank Pasargad to open branch in Mumbai, confirms Gadkari

Business | Jan 08, 2019, 11:39 AM IST

“Proposals on barter system between the two nations can also be considered”, Gadkari said. 

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Union minister Nitin Gadkari lauds former PM Indira Gandhi, says she proved herself without quota

India | Jan 08, 2019, 08:53 AM IST

Eulogising Indira Gandhi, Gadkari on Sunday said that she did not need reservation to prove her mettle and did better than male leaders in the Congress.

Lok Sabha elections 2019, Sanjay Raut

Nitin Gadkari is waiting for hung Lok Sabha in 2019: Sanjay Raut

Jan 07, 2019, 08:11 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019 | "Modi's larger-than-life image has lost the shine now. Rahul Gandhi's leadership is not as towering as Modi's but he has gained importance as people are disappointed with the current government," the Sena MP said.

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Make Nitin Gadkari Deputy PM, Shivraj Chouhan party chief, says BJP veteran

India | Jan 05, 2019, 10:40 PM IST

He also suggested that Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah must work hard in the Rajya Sabha while paving the way for former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan as the party President.   

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

WATCH: When Gadkari came to Kejriwal's rescue after BJP workers trolled him by coughing

India | Dec 28, 2018, 09:46 AM IST

“Please be quiet. It is government event, be silent and listen,” Gadkari is heard saying.

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