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Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis is an Indian politician and the Current Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and represents Nagpur South West constituency of Maharashtra in the legislative assembly. He took his oath of office on 31st October 2014 at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai and became the second youngest Chief Minister of the state at the age of 44. He also has the distinction of being the second youngest Mayor in India when he served as the mayor of Nagpur. He has been elected as Member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra State since 1999 and was awarded as the Best Parliamentarian Award by Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in 2002-03. He also has served as the president of the Maharashtra state unit of BJP.Born on 22nd July 1970 into a Brahmin family in Nagpur, Maharashtra, his parents were Gangadhar Rao Fadnavis and Sarita Fadnavis. His father had a prominent name for himself and was an MLC in Nagpur and his mom belongs to the famous Kaloti family of Amravati and she was the director of Vidarbha Housing Credit Society. Devendra Fadnavis completed his schooling from Saraswati Vidyalaya School in Nagpur and then joined Dharampeth Junior college for his intermediate and then later enrolled at a Government Law College in Nagpur and graduated in 1992. He holds a post-graduate degree in Business Management and a diploma in Methods and Techniques of Project Management from DSE, Berlin. Fadnavis started his political career at an RSS Shakha and later joined BJP. In 1986, he was an active member of ABVP and worked for the youth in the country. He also is a strong believer of youths participation in politics and he follows Swami Vivekanands philosophy. He became a municipal corporator of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation at a very young age of 21 and he was the youngest corporator in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation. He then became the youngest mayor of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation and also the second youngest mayor in the history of India. He is the only person to be re-elected as the mayor in the history of Maharashtra. In 1999, he was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly for the first time in the state assembly election. In 2001, he became the Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of BJP. Fadnavis was re-elected in the 2004 elections and again in 2009 elections marking his third and fourth term as a Member of Legislative Assembly. In 2010, he was appointed as the general secretary of BJP Maharashtra Pradesh and became the president of the BJP state unit of Maharashtra in 2013. In the 2014 state assembly elections, BJP won a majority of seats. Fadnavis was then selected as the legislative party leader in a meeting of the newly elected BJP MLAs at Vidhan Bhavan. He was then sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 31st October 2014 after his government won a confidence motion by voice and his government was allowed it to govern. Being a Chief Minister, he also holds the ministry of Home, Urban Development and Law and Justice. On the sidelines of Make in India initiative by Government of India, Fadnavis government started the Make in Maharashtra initiative inviting industries to start doing business in Maharashtra. Fadnavis married Amruta Ranade in 2006 and the couple has a five year old daughter, Divija Fadnavis. His wife is the Associate Vice President of Axis Bank in Nagpur. Fadnavis has been awarded the Best Parliamentary Award for the year 2002-03 by Commonwealth Parliamentarian Association, Best Parliamentarian Award in the memory of Late Pramodji Mahajan by Muktchand, Pune and Rajyogi Neta Award by Prunavad Parivar, Nasik.

'What's The Big Deal', Says Shiv Sena After Police Files Case Against Raj Thackeray for Inflammatory Speech
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Maharashtra police chief Rajnish Seth said that the Aurangabad police commissioner will take
'What's The Big Deal', Says Shiv Sena After Police Files Case Against Raj Thackeray for Inflammatory Speech
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If You Resort To 'Dadagiri', We Know How To…: Uddhav Issues Stern Warning As Hanuman Chalisa Row Snowballs
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Loudspeaker Row: Devendra Fadnavis Skips Key Meet Called by Maharashtra Govt; BJP-Sena Tussle Worsens
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Loudspeaker Row: On Sunday, Amravati MP Navneet Rana & husband MLA Ravi Rana were sent to judicial
Loudspeaker Row: Devendra Fadnavis Skips Key Meet Called by Maharashtra Govt; BJP-Sena Tussle Worsens
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Hanuman Chalisa Row: BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya Claims Shiv Sena Goons Attacked Him At Khar Police Station
India.com News Desk | April 24, 2022 12:26 AM IST
Kirit Somaiya in a series of tweets said that he was attacked while coming out of the Khar police
Hanuman Chalisa Row: BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya Claims Shiv Sena Goons Attacked Him At Khar Police Station
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Hanuman Chalisa Row: Fadnavis Calls Arrest of Navneet Rana, Ravi Rana Painful For Maharashtra
PTI | April 23, 2022 9:49 PM IST
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday called the arrest of MP Navneet Rana and her husband and
Hanuman Chalisa Row: Fadnavis Calls Arrest of Navneet Rana, Ravi Rana Painful For Maharashtra
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Video: Amruta Fadnavis Says 3% Divorces in Mumbai Happen Due to Traffic, Twitter Reacts With Jokes | Watch
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Meanwhile, Twitter had a gala time trolling the statement, with many making memes and jokes.
Video: Amruta Fadnavis Says 3% Divorces in Mumbai Happen Due to Traffic, Twitter Reacts With Jokes | Watch
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3% Divorces In Mumbai Due To Potholes & Traffic, Explains Ex Chief Minister's Wife Amruta. WATCH
India.com News Desk | February 5, 2022 2:20 PM IST
Amruta Fadnavis said that due to the Potholes and traffic people are unable to give time to their
3% Divorces In Mumbai Due To Potholes & Traffic, Explains Ex Chief Minister's Wife Amruta. WATCH
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Unconstitutional And Irrational: SC Quashes Indefinite Suspension of 12 BJP MLAs From Maharashtra Assembly
India.com News Desk | January 28, 2022 11:25 AM IST
The 12 suspended members are Sanjay Kute, Ashish Shelar, Abhimanyu Pawar, Girish Mahajan, Atul
Unconstitutional And Irrational: SC Quashes Indefinite Suspension of 12 BJP MLAs From Maharashtra Assembly
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Nawab Malik Drops 'Hydrogen Bomb' on Devendra Fadnavis: 'Ex-CM Allowed Underworld to Flourish in Mumbai, Protected Fake Currency Racket'
India.com News Desk | November 10, 2021 10:18 AM IST
The two Maharashtra leaders engaged in a no-holds-barred attack against each other through the
Nawab Malik Drops 'Hydrogen Bomb' on Devendra Fadnavis: 'Ex-CM Allowed Underworld to Flourish in Mumbai, Prot
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'Will Drop Hydrogen Bomb Tomorrow 10 AM to Expose Fadnavis' Underworld Connection': Nawab Malik Reacts to Link With Dawood Ibrahim
India.com News Desk | November 9, 2021 2:24 PM IST
"The allegations are baseless. I had no relations with the underworld and never purchased land from
'Will Drop Hydrogen Bomb Tomorrow 10 AM to Expose Fadnavis' Underworld Connection': Nawab Malik Reacts to Lin
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Nawab Malik's Son Bought Land From Mumbai Blast Convicts, Claims Devendra Fadnavis
India.com News Desk | November 9, 2021 12:41 PM IST
"The allegations are baseless. I had no relations with the underworld and never purchased land from
Nawab Malik's Son Bought Land From Mumbai Blast Convicts, Claims Devendra Fadnavis
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'After Diwali, I Will Bring a Bomb! Will Expose Nawab Malik's Link With Underworld': Devendra Fadnavis Hits Back at NCP Leader
India.com News Desk | November 1, 2021 3:01 PM IST
Devendra Fadnavis, said Nawab Malik's tweet reflected his mentality and claimed that he will burst
'After Diwali, I Will Bring a Bomb! Will Expose Nawab Malik's Link With Underworld': Devendra Fadnavis Hits B
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Maharashtra Bandh: 8 BEST Buses Damaged, Markets Shut As Normal Life Hit; BJP Slams Uddhav Govt | 10 Points
India.com News Desk | October 11, 2021 6:59 PM IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Nitesh Rane had warned the state government not to shut shops
Maharashtra Bandh: 8 BEST Buses Damaged, Markets Shut As Normal Life Hit; BJP Slams Uddhav Govt | 10 Points
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BJP-Shiv Sena Like Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao, Parted Ways But Friendship Intact: Sanjay Raut
India.com News Desk | July 5, 2021 2:17 PM IST
Sanjay Raut's reaction came after Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that BJP and Shiv Sena are "not
BJP-Shiv Sena Like Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao, Parted Ways But Friendship Intact: Sanjay Raut
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Shiv Sena, BJP Not Enemies; Appropriate Decision To Be Taken As Per Situation: Fadnavis
India.com News Desk | July 5, 2021 8:30 AM IST
Responding to a query on whether there is a possibility of the two former allies coming together
Shiv Sena, BJP Not Enemies; Appropriate Decision To Be Taken As Per Situation: Fadnavis
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'All Should Follow Rules': Devendra Fadnavis After Young Kin Jumps Covid Vaccine Line, Triggers Row
PTI | April 20, 2021 10:52 PM IST
On Monday, the Centre announced that everyone above 18 years of age will be eligible to get
'All Should Follow Rules': Devendra Fadnavis After Young Kin Jumps Covid Vaccine Line, Triggers Row
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Is He 45+Years Old? Pic of Devendra Fadnavis' 23-Yr-Old Nephew Taking Covid Vaccine Goes Viral, Twitter Enraged
Trending Desk | April 20, 2021 10:15 AM IST
Even though he isn't eligible, 23-year-old Tanmay Fadnavis, shared a photo of him getting the jab
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'Crime Against Humanity': Priyanka Gandhi Accuses Fadnavis of Hoarding Remdesivir Amid Shortage Of The Drug
India.com News Desk | April 19, 2021 10:03 AM IST
" "When people across the country are pleading for making available Remdesivir and struggling for
'Crime Against Humanity': Priyanka Gandhi Accuses Fadnavis of Hoarding Remdesivir Amid Shortage Of The Drug
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Breaking News March 25: Suspended Mumbai Cop Sachin Waze Sent To NIA Custody Till April 3
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Breaking News March 25: Suspended Mumbai Cop Sachin Waze Sent To NIA Custody Till April 3
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Param Bir Singh Letter Row: Fadnavis Accuses Pawar of Not Speaking 'Complete Truth', Demands Deskhmukh's Resignation
India.com News Desk | March 21, 2021 2:51 PM IST
Param Bir Singh Letter Row: Fadnavis also accused Sharad Pawar of not speaking the "complete truth"
Param Bir Singh Letter Row: Fadnavis Accuses Pawar of Not Speaking 'Complete Truth', Demands Deskhmukh's Resi
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