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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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the road under the Kaladan project will be completed by November and it will be helpful to connect Myanmar's Sittwe port.
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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has revealed a startling statistic, stating that non-compliance with traffic rules has led to a 20 per cent increase in road accidents in the country.
Lok Sabha election 2024: Union Minister for Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that he will reach out to people to seek votes and put his good work for the development ahead of them. Gadkari also mentioned that his family members are not his political heirs.
Highest national flag in India: The transport minister said that I have done a lot of things in life- tunnels, bridges but this (inaugurating the highest national flag) is the most amazing. I am delighted and I thank the jawans who are guarding our borders.
Before this film, biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Dr Manmohan Singh, Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray has also been made.
During his address, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari shared news about the imminent opening of Urban Extension Road 2, a major ring road project in Delhi.
Union Minister of Road and Transport, who is known for his frankness, was speaking at the inauguration program of National Highway-161 passing through Washim district.
Earlier in October last year, the minister had said that the government would make it mandatory to include six airbags rule for passenger cars.
As measures to air pollution, the government is already planning to ban BS III petrol and BS IV diesel four-wheelers immediately in Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar if the AQI crosses the 400 mark.
Bengaluru Chennai Expressway: Earlier, in July, Nitin Gadkari said that central government has set a provisional target for the construction of about 13,800 kilometre National Highways (NHs) in 2023-24.Against the set target for the year, 2250 km has already been constructed till June 2023, he said.
According to the information, the vehicle will run on a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% petrol, along with a battery to run it in electric mode.
Earlier in the month, a political row erupted on the CAG report which flagged the high cost of construction of the Dwarka Expressway.
Maharashtra: Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that he is planning to put an end to sirens on VIP vehicles.
Recalling his childhood, Nitin Gadkari said his father wanted him to be a lawyer but he always wanted to be a job provider rather than a job seeker.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari addressed Krishi Vikas Pratishthan in Nagpur. He said the government is trying hard to strike a balance between the MSP and the market price.
Uddhav Thackeray said Devendra Fadnavis was a "taint" on Nagpur as he had aligned with the NCP despite asserting he would never do so.
Amid buzz about the likelihood of a Cabinet expansion in Maharashtra, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari reacted to the recent political turmoil the state.
The minister did not provide details on the timeline for completion and operationalisation of the trilateral highway.
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