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, Oct 28: Nitin Gadkari, who had extended BJP's unstinted support to the Anna movement, has said it will “stay away” if not wanted.“We are not in the business of getting a photograph clicked
Mumbai, Oct 22: Often ridiculed by his political rivals outside and within the BJP for not being a ‘mass leader', BJP president Nitin Gadkari today said he would contest the Lok Sabha election.“I will contest
Sonbhadra(UP), Oct 15: BJP President Nitin Gadkari today had a dig at the UPA government on the issue of corruption saying an air-conditioned room should be set up in Tihar jail in Delhi so that
Mumbai, Oct 1: Taking a dig at his ally BJP over Advani-Narendra Modi ‘cold war', Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today said the “triphala churn” (an ayurvedic mix of three herbs used to detoxify and
New Delhi, Sep 30: BJP president Nitin Gadkari, addressing party stalwarts at the national executive meeting, today said Manmohan Singh's government was facing a crisis of credibility and “anything can happen.”Briefing newspersons about his speech,
New Delhi, Sep 29: Senior BJP leader L K Advani was not eyeing the Prime Ministerial post, party President Nitin Gadkari said today indicating that the former Deputy Prime Minister has already made it clear
Nagpur, Sept 21: Senior BJP leader L K Advani held discussions here today with the top RSS leadership on his proposed rathyatra against corruption.“I am here to meet RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and other functionaries
Indore, Sept 19: Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today said that BJP president Nitin Gadkari should explain the growth in his assets/income over the years.“Nitin Gadkari should disclose his present assets, and what was his
New Delhi, Sep 7 : BJP president Nitin Gadkari today lashed out at the Centre for no taking pre-emptive action against terrorists. Gadkari was speaking to mediapersons outside Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. He said, the common
Nagpur, Sep 6: BJP President Nitin Gadkari today held closed door meeting with Karnataka Chief Minister D V Saddananda Gowda here in the backdrop of the arrest of party strongman and former minister G Janardhan
New Delhi, Sept 4 : BJP leader Arun Jaitley has said that party president Nitin Gadkari's remarks about party being ready to march under Anna Hazare's leadership was only “metaphorical”.Jaitley has said that the comments
New Delhi, Sept 3 : Janata Dal-United chief Sharad Yadav on Friday openly denigrated the offices of President and Governors by making disparaging remarks about theirAddressing a seminar attended by BJP president Nitin Gadkari here,
New Delhi, Aug 25: Opening up its cards for the first time on Anna Hazare's agitation, the BJP today came out in support of his Jan Lokpal Bill saying it should be made the basis
New Delhi, Aug 25 : BJP today slammed the UPA for its “changing stance” and “hardening of posture” in dealing with Anna Hazare's anti-graft agitation and warned the government against any misadventure in this regard.
Bangalore, Aug 20: BJP President Nitin Gadkari today served legal notices on JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy and a Congress leader for alleging that mining magnates Reddy brothers had gifted a golden sword worth Rs
Bellary, Karnataka, Aug 12: In an attempt to placate mining magnates and Reddy brothers who failed to get minsiterial berths in Karnataka, BJP President Nitin Gadkari today told them that “ministerial post is not permanent
Bellary (Karna),Aug 11: BJP President Nitin Gadkari will participate in a pooja at the Reddy brothers' house here on August 12, party sources said. Gadkari's visit will take place at a time when the Reddy
Mumbai, Aug 7: BJP national president Nitin Gadkari today called upon his party legislators to work in the interest of common man, which would ultimately help the party.He was speaking at the valedictory function of
New Delhi, Aug 3: Strengthened by B S Yeddyurappa's resignation as Karnataka Chief Minister following graft charges, BJP today demanded the head of Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda for “illegal” denotification and lease of land
Bangalore, Jul 31 : Former state BJP President D V Sadananda Gowda today appeared to emerge as key contender to succeed Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who is believed to have suggested his name to
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