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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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india needs foreign investment in industry bjp

India needs foreign investment in industry: BJP

Politics | Oct 02, 2012, 11:21 PM IST

New Delhi, Oct 2 : Even as the BJP is fiercely opposed to FDI in multi-brand retail, party president Nitin Gadkari Tuesday called for foreign funds in other areas and said the atmosphere should be

gadkari files defamation case against digvijay singh

Gadkari files defamation case against Digvijay Singh

Politics | Oct 01, 2012, 08:36 PM IST

New Delhi, Oct 1 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari Monday filed a defamation case against Congress leader Digvijay Singh for dragging his name into alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks.Gadkari

bjp to protest government policies

BJP to protest government policies

Politics | Sep 28, 2012, 10:13 PM IST

Surajkund (Haryana), Sep 28:  BJP Friday said it would go to the people to expose the government on the issue of coal block allocations, foreign equity in multibrand retail and capping the supply of subsidised

contradictions in gadkari s response to rti activist

Contradictions in Gadkari's response to RTI activist: Kejriwal

Politics | Sep 28, 2012, 08:25 PM IST

Noida, Sep 28: Activist Arvind Kejriwal today alleged that there were contradictions in BJP chief Nitin Gadkari's response to allegations by RTI activist Anjali Damania who claimed that he had refused to take on NCP

bjp amends constitution for gadkari s second term as bjp

BJP amends constitution for Gadkari's second term as BJP chief

Politics | Sep 28, 2012, 03:28 PM IST

Surajkund (Haryana), Sep 28: Bowing to the wishes of the RSS, BJP today amended its constitution enabling the party president, state and district unit chiefs to get a second term, which paves the way for

gadkari sends legal notice to rti activist

Gadkari sends legal notice to RTI activist

Politics | Sep 27, 2012, 10:49 PM IST

New Delhi, Sep 27:  BJP president Nitin Gadkari Thursday sought an apology from Mumbai-based RTI activist and India Against Corruption (IAC) member Anjali Damania for linking him with NCP chief Sharad Pawar.”I give you legal

bjp to oppose fdi in multi brand retail in next parliament

BJP to oppose FDI in multi-brand retail in next Parliament session

Politics | Sep 27, 2012, 03:59 PM IST

Surajkund (Haryana), Sep 27:  BJP today said it will take its fight against FDI in multi-brand retail to Parliament in the Winter session as the party feels the policy will hurt small traders and is

don t touch anyone s feet gadkari tells bjp workers

Don't touch anyone's feet, Gadkari tells BJP workers

Politics | Sep 27, 2012, 03:39 PM IST

Surajkund (Haryana), Sep 27: Don't touch any colleague's feet in order to go up the party ladder, BJP president Nitin Gadkari said Thursday.Concerned over a culture of patronage, Gadkari declared at the party's National Council

gadkari tried to cover up irrigation scam alleges iac

Gadkari tried to cover up irrigation scam, alleges IAC activist Anjali Damania

Politics | Sep 27, 2012, 04:15 PM IST

Mumbai, Sept 27: India against Corruption (IAC) activist Anjali Damania  has alleged that  she  met BJP president Nitin Gadkari to highlight the irrigation scam in Maharashtra but the opposition party chief tried to play it

bjp national executive to focus on upa corruption

BJP national executive to focus on UPA corruption

Politics | Sep 26, 2012, 01:02 PM IST

Surajkund (Haryana), Sep 26: Corruption in the Manmohan Singh-led government is the focus of the national executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday, party sources said.The meeting started with an address by BJP

gadkari all set to get a 2nd term as bjp chief

Gadkari all set to get a 2nd term as BJP chief

Politics | Sep 25, 2012, 08:18 PM IST

Surajkund (Haryana), Sep 25: BJP's National Council meeting here on September 27 and 28 will clear the decks for a second consecutive term to Nitin Gadkari as party President after it gives a nod to

left leaders shared dais with bjp mulayam naidu keep

Left leaders shared dais with BJP, Mulayam, Naidu keep distance

Politics | Sep 20, 2012, 09:29 PM IST

New Delhi, Sept 20: The Left and the Right were on the same page today with its leaders sharing stage to protest the UPA government's decision to allow FDI in retail and hike in diesel

erstwhile team anna to gherao residence of pm on sunday

Erstwhile Team Anna to gherao residence of PM on Sunday

Politics | Sep 23, 2012, 04:36 PM IST

New Delhi, Aug 23: Alleging that Congress and BJP were hand-in-glove on the coal block allocation issue, erstwhile Team Anna today announced gherao of the residences of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and BJP chief Nitin

modi unmoved by gadkari s pm candidate remark

Modi unmoved by Gadkari's 'PM candidate' remark

Politics | Sep 23, 2012, 02:46 PM IST

Ahmedabad, Aug 18: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shrugged of remarks by BJP chief Nitin Gadkari that he is one of the party's six Prime Ministerial candidates, saying he remained unaffected and that

no split in nda over pm candidate for 2014 poll gadkari

No split in NDA over PM candidate for 2014 poll: Gadkari

Politics | Sep 23, 2012, 01:57 PM IST

New Delhi, Aug 16:  BJP on Thursday claimed there was no divide in NDA on the issue of its Prime Ministerial candidate for 2014 parliamentary polls and said a decision will be taken only after

gadkari pledges bjp s complete support to ramdev s stir

Gadkari pledges BJP's complete support to Ramdev's stir

Politics | Sep 23, 2012, 12:38 PM IST

New Delhi, Aug 13: Sharing the dais with Ramdev, BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Monday pledged his party's "full support" to the yoga guru's agitation against black money and launched a blistering attack on the

gadkari sharad yadav at ramdev s protest venue

Gadkari, Sharad Yadav at Ramdev's protest venue

Politics | Sep 23, 2012, 12:29 PM IST

New Delhi, Aug 13: BJP President Nitin Gadkari and JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav today shared the dais with yoga guru Ramdev, who attacked Congress and asked people to throw out the UPA government accusing it

rivals dubbing bjp anti minority for vote bank politics

Rivals dubbing BJP anti-Minority for vote-bank politics: Gadkari

Politics | Jul 14, 2012, 01:57 PM IST

New Delhi, Jul 14: BJP on Friday accused its opponents of attempting to dub it as an “anti-Muslim” and “anti-minority” in order to indulge in vote-bank politics.“BJP is said to be an anti-minority party. This

bjp demands rejection of pranab s candidature for prez poll

BJP demands rejection of Pranab's candidature for Prez poll

Politics | Jul 03, 2012, 08:10 PM IST

New Delhi, Jul 2:  Demanding rejection of Pranab Mukherjee's nomination papers on the ground that he held an Office of Profit, BJP today asked Congress not to bend rules over the issue to have its

will overcome the crisis cm

Will overcome the crisis, CM

Politics | Jun 30, 2012, 01:58 PM IST

Bangalore, June 30 :Appearing unfazed by the rebellion against his leadership by the Yeddyurappa faction, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today expressed confidence of resolving the crisis with the intervention of the party's central

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