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 MoreThe minister regretted that the people do not make parking spaces for their vehicles, instead, their vehicles occupy the road.
The BJP MP said that Union Minister Nitin Gadkari had challenged him that funds for development works would be only allocated to him if he loses weight.
"The work was completed in record time of 105 Hours and 33 Minutes. The Amravati to Akola section is the part of National Highway-53 and an important East-West corridor," Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said.
On General Motors and Ford winding up operations in India, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari pointed out that Indian auto companies are now on the rise.
India TV Samvaad: Nitin Gadkari recalled his promise made to the citizens of the country that before 2024 ends, the Indian road infrastructure will be at par with that of the United States.
Nitin Gadkari, who participated in India TV's Samvaad on Modi government's 8 years in power, revealed how he was made Union Minister to take care of roads and highways.
Speaking on the future of transportation in the country, Nitin Gadkari said alternate fuel is the future and this will also help in fighting pollution.
Nitin Gadkari said the prime minister never interferes with his Minister's working style unless any discrepancies come to the fore.
India TV Samvaad | As the Modi government completes 8 years in power, top ministers and leaders discussed and deliberated the hits and misses of the BJP-led NDA government during a day-long mega conclave.
Top ministers, dignitaries, and celebrities will be participating in the conclave to speak about the Modi government which has been in the power for the past 8 years.
The survey was conducted upon up the completion of eight years of the Modi government.
Nitin Gadkari said there must be some error which led to the collapse of an under-construction bridge in Bihar's Sultanganj last month.
Addressing an event in the national capital, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that those days are not very far when the prices of all electric vehicles will be less than the cost of petrol vehicles in the country.
India ranks number 1 as per number of persons killed and ranks number 3 as per number of persons injured in road accidents, Gadkari added.
Notably, the meeting comes a day after Thackeray asked the Maharashtra government to remove the loudspeakers from mosques and warned of "putting loudspeakers in front of the mosques and play Hanuman Chalisa".
Nitin Gadkari said India's standards for approval of EV and batteries are apt with the global standards and the government will take appropriate action after the exact technical reason behind the accidents is known.
This ingeniously engineered system will prevent fatal injuries, especially in the Hilly Areas.
Toyota Mirai is India’s first all-hydrogen electric vehicle. It was launched by Nitin Gadkari recently.
BJP leader and Union Minister Gadkari said that democracy runs on two wheels.
Union Road & Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said in Lok Sabha that toll plazas on the national highways existing within 60 kms from another booth will be shut down.
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