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.
Read MoreNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday asked union minister Nitin Gadkari and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to find an amicable solution and reach a compromise in a defamation case filed by the former BJP
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was Thursday adjourned till 2 pm after opposition members created an uproar to demand a debate on the reported bugging at union Minister Nitin Gadkari's Delhi residence.As soon as the
New Delhi: As the controversy over alleged bugging of his residence continued, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today insisted that the reports were “false and baseless”.Talking to reporters outside Parliament House, Gadkari said initially it was
New Delhi: The home ministry Monday denied the reported bugging at union Minister Nitin Gadkari's residence, and ruled out any probe.Asked about the bugging, union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said: "There is no contradiction, Gadkari
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said there should be an investigation into the report of bugging devices having been found in Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's residence and asked Government to explain the
New Delhi: Latching on to controversy over reported recovery of listening devices from Nitin Gadkari's residence, Congress today said that it reflects “lack of faith and mutual trust” among ministers of the NDA Government. The
New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday dismissed reports about "listening devices" being recovered from his residence and said that these reports are "highly speculative"."Reports in a section of the
New Delhi: BJP's ambitious proposal to link rivers across the country is set to get a push with the Water Resources Ministry being asked to prepare a future roadmap. Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Gurgaon: Union minister Nitin Gadkari was caught in a traffic jam near Kherki Daula toll plaza, 43 km from Delhi, Friday, prompting him to say the traffic situation is very bad.Gadkari, union minister for road
New Delhi: Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Najma Heptulla Wednesday refused to comment on the issue of Shiv Sena MPs allegedly forcing a Muslim staffer to eat at the Maharashtra Sadan during his Ramadan fast.On
New Delhi: BJP's Delhi state unit chief Satish Upadhyay has met party leader Nitin Gadkari to discuss government formation in the national capital, a source said Thursday."The two leaders had a meeting at Gadkari's house
New Delhi: Union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said Tuesday he wants to clear road projects worth Rs.180,000 crore that are stuck."I am trying to take forward road construction projects worth over
New Delhi: Government will make necessary changes in law and bring it on par with international standards to enable cars, especially those running on bio-fuels, to ply on Indian roads, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi appointed his most trusted aide, Amit Shah Wednesday as President of the BJP, thus clasping fast and steady the reigns of power of the right-wing party that recently achieved a
New Delhi: Amit Shah, who delivered crucial Uttar Pradesh to BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, was today appointed party president, marking Gujarat's firm grip over the ruling dispensation after Narendra Modi's elevation as Prime
New Delhi: Political leaders, environmental activists and spiritual personalities came together here Monday for wide-ranging discussions on ways to clean and develop the Ganga - a river holy for the Hindus.Union Tourism and Culture Minister
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today urged Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to provide additional funds to the state in the ensuing Budget under Rural Water Supply and Sanitation scheme.In a letter written to
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi-led government will initiate measures to turn-around the Highways sector in 2 years time by garnering funds to the tune of Rs one lakh crore in a year, Road Transport and
Khajuraho (MP): Amid protests by major opposition parties against steep hike in rail fare and freight rates, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said the decision was “inevitable” for the survival of the railways considering its
New Delhi: Former BJP president and Union Road Transport, Shipping and Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari has said, senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani continues to be the “philosopher and guide” of the party and
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