Articles for Mr Fadnavis

Sharad Pawar discusses Beed, Parbhani situation with CM Fadnavis
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sharad Pawar discusses Beed, Parbhani situation with CM Fadnavis

The Hindu  

NCP head Sharad Pawar has said he has spoken to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on efforts to normalise the social tension gripping Beed and Parbhani after the murder of a sarpanch and death of a Dalit youth in judicial custody. United efforts are required to restore normalcy and resolve issues in Beed and Parbhani, Mr. Pawar said on Saturday. …

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BJP Is Only Political Party Owned by Public, Rest Are Privately Owned: Fadnavis
2 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP Is Only Political Party Owned by Public, Rest Are Privately Owned: Fadnavis

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister on Sunday said that the BJP is the only political party in the state which is owned by the public. Launching BJP’s membership drive, Mr Fadnavis said that except for the BJP and Communist parties, all other parties in the country are “privately owned”. I have also become chief minister for the third time with your …

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Uddhav Sena, Sule praise Fadnavis
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Uddhav Sena, Sule praise Fadnavis

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: In an interesting turn of events, the Shiv Sea mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ on Friday praised Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut and NCP leader Supriya Sule also praised Mr. Fadnavis. On the first day of 2025, the chief minister visited Gadchiroli district and spent the whole day there attending various government programmes. Two days after his …

Maharashtra Shiv Sena Naxal Minister Fadnavis District Ubt
DC Edit | Cabinet expansion proves challenging for Maha CM
3 months, 1 week ago

DC Edit | Cabinet expansion proves challenging for Maha CM

Deccan Chronicle  

The Maharashtra Cabinet has 42 ministers, including the CM and two DCMs. While Mr Fadnavis has included 19 first time ministers, several senior leaders from all three parties — Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party — are sulking after being overlooked. Prominent BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar, who is close to Union minister Nitin Gadkari, has made his …

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Sunil Gatade | As Fadnavis’ star rises, will he be the BJP’s next Yogi?
3 months, 1 week ago

Sunil Gatade | As Fadnavis’ star rises, will he be the BJP’s next Yogi?

Deccan Chronicle  

There are ironies galore, and more so in politics. The victory brought by Mr Fadnavis was more prominent, as the Maharashtra polls this time were basically a “local” affair in which the Prime Minister as well as home minister Amit Shah, the star campaigners, took a back seat. Whether anyone likes it or not, Mr Fadnavis has landed himself among …

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DC Edit | Why long delay before Fadnavis’ choice as CM?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

DC Edit | Why long delay before Fadnavis’ choice as CM?

Deccan Chronicle  

The election of Devendra Fadnavis as the leader of the BJP legislature party in Maharashtra which makes him the chief minister heading the Mahayuti government in the state puts an end to the uncertainties that followed an election that did throw up a definite result. Mr Fadnavis will now have former chief minister Eknath Shinde and former deputy chief minister …

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Fadnavis set to return as Maha CM
4 months ago

Fadnavis set to return as Maha CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis is likely to become the next chief minister of Maharashtra. Though Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde is bargaining hard to continue as the CM for at least a year, he has not opposed Mr. Fadnavis’s candidature for the coveted post. NCP chief Ajit Pawar has also thrown his weight behind Mr. Fadnavis, a senior BJP …

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Shiv Sena MP calls for Bihar pattern in Maharashtra, pushing Eknath Shinde for CM amid support for Devendra Fadnavis
4 months ago

Shiv Sena MP calls for Bihar pattern in Maharashtra, pushing Eknath Shinde for CM amid support for Devendra Fadnavis

The Hindu  

Bihar pattern should be implemented in Maharashtra whereby the Chief Minister’s position should be given to a smaller regional party though the BJP has the largest seat share, Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske said in Mumbai on Monday. On a day when a delegation of Sena leaders paid a courtesy visit to BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, pressure mounted on the …

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Anita Katyal | Fadnavis really cosying up to RSS? Cong lets J’khand down
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Anita Katyal | Fadnavis really cosying up to RSS? Cong lets J’khand down

Deccan Chronicle  

Though relations between the Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, have recently improved after a brief period of tension, there is considerable speculation about Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’s recent disclosure that he has sought the Sangh’s help in the upcoming Assembly elections. This was also an effort at damage control following BJP president …

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Sena vs Sena verdict puts to rest all doubts about stability of Maharashtra govt., says Devendra Fadnavis
1 year, 2 months ago

Sena vs Sena verdict puts to rest all doubts about stability of Maharashtra govt., says Devendra Fadnavis

The Hindu  

A day after Speaker Rahul Narwekar declared the ruling Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the ‘real’ one, Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that the Speaker’s verdict left no doubt that Maharashtra would continue to have a stable government that would complete its full term. There should now …

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Devendra Fadnavis, Sharad Pawar spar over 2019 Maharashtra govt. formation
2 years, 1 month ago

Devendra Fadnavis, Sharad Pawar spar over 2019 Maharashtra govt. formation

The Hindu  

Over three years after he joined hands with Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar to stage a coup and form the government in Maharashtra, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the move had the support of NCP chief Sharad Pawar. The State was taken by surprise after the 2019 Assembly poll when the …

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Dilip Cherian | IPS officer as addl chief secy sets off churn in Sikkim
2 years, 2 months ago

Dilip Cherian | IPS officer as addl chief secy sets off churn in Sikkim

Deccan Chronicle  

When the Sikkim government appointed 1989-batch IPS officer, A. Sudhakar Rao, as additional chief secretary of the home department, the move drew some comment. Observers point to the recent decision of the Maharashtra government to appoint Deven Bharti, an IAS officer considered close to Mr Fadnavis, as Mumbai Police’s first-ever special commissioner even as the present police commissioner Vivek Phansalkar …

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Amit Shah’s strategising helped counter Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena’s perfidy: Devendra Fadnavis
2 years, 4 months ago

Amit Shah’s strategising helped counter Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena’s perfidy: Devendra Fadnavis

The Hindu  

Attributing the breakup in the longstanding Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena alliance in Maharashtra to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena’s ‘perfidy’, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said it was Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s strategising and firm support that helped the BJP win elections on its own in the State. Specifically alluding to the first severing of ties between …

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Shinde, Fadnavis meet Modi in Delhi
2 years, 8 months ago

Shinde, Fadnavis meet Modi in Delhi

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai/New Delhi: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday asserted that the "Shiv Sena-BJP alliance" government will complete its tenure and will win the next Assembly election as well. Mr Shinde, along with Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, met senior BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party president J.P. Nadda, Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh in …

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Shiv Sena is where Thackerays are, asserts Sanjay Raut
2 years, 8 months ago

Shiv Sena is where Thackerays are, asserts Sanjay Raut

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday, July 1, 2022, said a new government in Maharashtra under Eknath Shinde has been formed by the BJP with a group of MLAs that split the party, and asserted that the Sena is where the Thackerays are. Taking a dig at Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Mr. Raut said had the BJP stuck …

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Shah’s grand strategy bears fruit in Maharshtra
2 years, 8 months ago

Shah’s grand strategy bears fruit in Maharshtra

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The BJP’s move to make the Shiv Sena rebel leader, Eknath Shinde, as the new chief minister of Maharashtra has taken political circles aback in the state. Further, the BJP high command asking former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to work as a deputy CM under Mr Shinde’s leadership is seen as clipping the high-flying leader’s wings. The move also …

Maharashtra Shiv Sena Sena Bjp Shinde Chief Fadnavis
BJP leadership makes Devendra Fadnavis accept ‘demotion’
2 years, 8 months ago

BJP leadership makes Devendra Fadnavis accept ‘demotion’

The Hindu  

Demotion of former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis in the new State government has reaffirmed the supremacy of New Delhi over Mumbai, as Mr. Fadnavis is being made to follow the orders of Central leadership. On the other hand, promoting Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde as Maharashtra’s Chief Minister at the expense of Mr. Fadnavis …

Delhi Maharashtra Congress Party Chief Minister Shiv Sena Sena
BJP urges Maha Governor to order floor test; Uddhav asks rebel MLAs to return
2 years, 9 months ago

BJP urges Maha Governor to order floor test; Uddhav asks rebel MLAs to return

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Political developments in Maharashtra gathered momentum late on Tuesday night as senior BJP leader and former CM Devendra Fadnavis met governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, and is learnt to have sought a special session of the state Assembly to prove the majority of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government. We have requested the governor to ask the chief minister to prove …

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Floor test? First show invite, support: Supreme Court
5 years, 4 months ago

Floor test? First show invite, support: Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Sunday directed the Centre to place before it the letter by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari inviting Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to form the government and also letter submitted by Mr Fadnavis claiming majority support. A special bench comprising Justices N.V. Ramana, Ashok Bhushan and Sanjeev Khanna sought the two letters to be placed …

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Amid spat with Shiv Sena, BJP MLAs elect Devendra Fadnavis as Legislature Party leader
5 years, 4 months ago

Amid spat with Shiv Sena, BJP MLAs elect Devendra Fadnavis as Legislature Party leader

The Hindu  

Amid the ongoing tussle with the Shiv Sena over power-sharing, the BJP on Wednesday re-elected Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as leader of the party in the Maharashtra Assembly. Senior BJP leaders announced that a BJP-Shiv Sena government would be in place in the next seven days. Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sena president Uddhav Thackeray and BJP president Amit Shah, …

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Shiv Sena not promised Chief Minister post: Devendra Fadnavis
5 years, 5 months ago

Shiv Sena not promised Chief Minister post: Devendra Fadnavis

The Hindu  

A day before the meeting of newly elected MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Shiv Sena was not promised the top post for two-and-a-half years when the alliance was formalised before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Highlighting the party’s stand amid the ongoing tussle with its alliance partner over power sharing, Mr. Fadnavis …

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Maharashtra BJP’s ‘unprecedented’ palindrome to success
5 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra BJP’s ‘unprecedented’ palindrome to success

Deccan Chronicle  

On September 15, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, while touring Pune as part of the Maha Janadesh Yatra, spoke to reporters: Wherever we go, the yatra is being welcomed by people and getting a huge response. Some like Union defence minister Rajnath Singh have urged cadres to aim for a whopping 250 seats – something even ally Ramdas Athawale believes …

Maharashtra Congress Party Bjp Seats Alliance Win
Siddaramaiah to Goa CM Manohar Parikkar: Let's meet on Mahadayi
7 years, 8 months ago

Siddaramaiah to Goa CM Manohar Parikkar: Let's meet on Mahadayi

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday wrote to his Goan counterpart Manohar Parikkar on the need for an amicable settlement of the dispute over sharing water of the river Mahadayi even as farmers are contemplating a rally on July 16 to mark completion of two years of the agitation in support of Kalasa Banduri project. In his letter to Mr …

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Dear Devendra Fadnavis, please use the new law to save journalists from ‘trolls’
7 years, 11 months ago

Dear Devendra Fadnavis, please use the new law to save journalists from ‘trolls’

Op India  

When catastrophe strikes, creatures that are likely to survive through it are ones like cockroaches, ants, bed bugs, tardigrades and rats. Mr Fadnavis’s government recently passed the “Maharashtra Mediapersons and Media Institutions Act, 2017” without a discussion which effectively means, there was perfect unanimity on the need for this bill. I absolutely approve of this elevation of journalists because I …

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