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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Kolkata: People of West Bengal need to change their mindset to create an atmosphere of development in the state, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday."Like Kerala, West Bengal needs to change mindset for creating
Kolkata: Lashing out at opposition for trying to stall the Parliament proceedings, Union Transport minister Nitin Gadkari today blamed them for attempting to divide the society on communal lines and stall the development of the
New Delhi: Amid a controversy over religious conversions, Union minister Nitin Gadkari today said that political forces "disturbed" over the victory of BJP are trying to convert the agenda of development into that of vote
New Delhi: The central government aims to construct 30 km of highways every day in the next two years, and has also asked the industry to invest in development of inland waterways in the country,
New Delhi: Delhi BJP today threatened to stage protest outside the residences of Congress leaders if they oppose ‘e-rickshaw bill' in Rajya Sabha. A bill to regularise e-rickshaws and provide for driving licences for battery-operated
New Delhi: A Delhi court today imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for his failure to comply with its order in a criminal defamation case filed by him against former
New Delhi: Lok Sabha today passed a bill to regularize e-rickshaws and provide for driving licenses for these battery-operated vehicles, mostly plying in Delhi, with government promising to incorporate members' suggestions in rules to be
New Delhi: In line with BJP-led government's stand not to demolish ‘Ram Sethu', the government is in the process of exploring an alternative route for the launch of Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP).“We are in
New Delhi: To bolster port development, the Centre plans to set up a Railway Corporation exclusively to build rail connectivity to 12 major ports."We are going to set up a Railway Corporation, which can be
Jaipur: A slew of projects were announced by the Vasundhara Raje government in Rajasthan at a function Saturday to mark its first year in office.Chief Minister Raje, union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi: Delhi BJP will soon approach Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari to lift the ban on e-rickshaws, fearing that the Lt Governor Najeeb Jung's decision may prompt lakhs of e-ricksahw drivers to vote against
New Delhi: Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today disagreed with the decision to ban Uber cab services in Delhi in the wake of the alleged rape of a 27-year -old woman in a taxi
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said the Central government was not only committed to social equality for Dalits but also economic justice for them, as he lashed out at opposition parties for
New Delhi: The Central government on Wednesday said it is holding talks with a Netherlands-based agency to work out a technical report on developing the infrastructure on the Yamuna river to facilitate goods and passenger
New Delhi: People will soon be able to go to Agra sailing on the Yamuna as the Centre has sought help from the Netherlands government for the ambitious project that includes building barrages and water-terminals
New Delhi: Parliament Tuesday passed two bills to improve the working condition of ship workers and the shipping industry.The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2013 and the Merchant Shipping (Second) Amendment, Bill 2013, which were passed
Mumbai: A day after BJP formally commenced talks with estranged ally Shiv Sena on the its participation in the Devendra Fadvanis government, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today visited Sena president Uddhav Thackeray's residence.“I will
Kathmandu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala today flagged off the first ever Kathmandu-Delhi bus service from here. Before the flagging off, both the Prime Ministers hopped into the bus called the
New Delhi: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate Delhi-Kathmandu bus service from Ambedkar Stadium Bus Terminal tomorrow. “The Minister will inaugurate the Delhi-Kathmandu bus service from Ambedkar Stadium Bus Terminal tomorrow and the one-way
Nagpur: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has adopted Pachgaon village of the district under the 'SansadAdarsh Gram Yojna'.Gadkari adopted Pachgaon village in Umrer taluka, about15 kms from Nagpur city, last evening where he was accorded a
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