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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New Delhi: A Bill seeking to develop 101 waterways across the country was introduced in Lok Sabha today amid government's contention that the measure is aimed at providing a cheaper mode of transport and reducing
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has a very interesting gardening tip for environmentalist and hobbyists on how to grow healthy plants inside their home - water them with urine. Speaking at an event on sprinkle
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today urged Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari to improve and strengthen road transport and inland water connectivity in the state.In a memorandum submitted
New Delhi: Government auditor CAG has flayed IREDA for "violation of financial guidelines" in connection with Rs 48.65-crore loan to Purti Sakhar Karkhana for which company's promoters and directors including Nitin Gadkari had given "personal
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday demanded that Union Minister Nitin Gadkari step down till a judicial probe goes into alleged financial wrongdoings highlighted by CAG in connection with Purti, saying the company was founded
Shillong: In a boost to infrastructure development in the North-East, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the government will award road projects worth Rs 15,000 crore in the region by December.“Of the total
Umoi: Delayed land acquisition and environment clearances have stalled more than 270 projects across the country, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari today said."When I took charge as minister, there were
Shillong: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will dedicate the Shillong Bypass and Umiam-Jorabad four lane highway to the people tomorrow, state government officials said today.Gadkari, who was on a four-day tour
Shillong: The Bill on converting 101 rivers across the country into waterways will be tabled in Parliament on May 5, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said today.“The Inland Waterways Bill will be tabled (in Parliament)
New Delhi: The 24-hour transport strike began today, affecting normal life in several parts of the country including in Kerala and Karnataka, even as the Centre asked private operators and employees of state transport authorities
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today told the Delhi High Court that he has not yet decided whether he will pursue his case against a trial court decision sending him to jail in
New Delhi: In a scathing attack on Opposition over land bill, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said a political conspiracy has been hatched to paint the image of BJP government as "pro-corporate" and "anti-farmer" and
New Delhi: "I never said farmers should not depend on either god or government," Union minister Nitin Gadkari said in Lok Sabha today, rebutting Rahul Gandhi who had attributed the comment to him during his
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday clarified his remarks made at a rally in Maharashtra, after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi praised him during a speech in the Lok Sabha on Monday.Stating in
New Delhi: In a relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court today stayed the proceedings in 2 defamation cases against AAP supremo.The cases were filed by BJP leader and Union Minister Nitin
Nagpur: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said the amended Land Acquisition Bill was pro-farmer and no compromise had been made on the compensation and rehabilitation provisions. Speaking at a function here, Gadkari said the present Bill
New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari took commuters of Metro rail by surprise as he boarded a train to reach a rally venue in Dwarka here.The senior BJP leader, who was
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Amravati (Maharashtra): Advising farmers to stop relying on God or government, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said they need take charge of their own lives to improve the lot.The minister, who was addressing a gathering at
New Delhi : Road safety is likely to be part of school curriculum across the country as Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has asked state education boards to introduce this subject in the syllabus.Road Secretary
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