Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis
18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 December 2024
Governor	C. P. Radhakrishnan
Deputy	Eknath Shinde; Ajit Pawar;
Department	Home Affairs; Energy; Law & Judiciary; General Administration; Information & Public Relations
Preceded by	Eknath Shinde
	In office; 23 November 2019 – 28 November 2019
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Deputy	Ajit Pawar
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	Uddhav Thackeray
	In office; 31 October 2014 – 12 November 2019
Governor	C. Vidyasagar Rao; Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Department	Home Affairs; General Administration; Law & Judiciary; Urban Development; Ports Development; Information Technology; Information & Public Relations
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	President's rule
9th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
	In office; 30 June 2022 – 5 December 2024 Serving with Ajit Pawar
Chief Minister	Eknath Shinde
Department	Home Affairs; Law & Judiciary; Water Resources; Energy
Preceded by	Ajit Pawar
Succeeded by	Eknath Shinde
22nd Leader of the Opposition ; Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray
Preceded by	Vijay Wadettiwar
Succeeded by	Ajit Pawar
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra
	In office; 11 April 2013 – 6 January 2015
Preceded by	Sudhir Mungantiwar
Succeeded by	Raosaheb Danve
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2009
Preceded by	Constituency created
Constituency	Nagpur South West
	In office; 1999–2009
Preceded by	Vinod Gudadhe Patil
Succeeded by	Sudhakar Deshmukh
Constituency	Nagpur West
Mayor of Nagpur
	In office; 5 March 1997 – 4 February 1999
Preceded by	Kundatai Vijaykar
Succeeded by	Kalpana Pande
Constituency	Ram Nagar ward
Personal details
Born	22 July 1970 (age 54); Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Amruta Fadnavis (m. 2005)
Children	1
Residence(s)	"Sagar" Bungalow, Malabar Hill, South Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma mater	Nagpur University, ; Free University of Berlin
Occupation	Politician
Website	www.devendrafadnavis.in
Nickname	Deva Bhau
	Organisational positions Bharatiya Janata Party Ward President, BJYM (1989); Office Bearer, Nagpur (west) BJP (1990); Nagpur President, BJYM (1992); State Vice-president, BJYM (1994); National Vice-president, BJYM (2001); General Secretary, BJP, Maharashtra (2010); President, BJP Maharashtra (2013); In Charge, BJP Goa (2022); ; Other organisations Organisational President, Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini (2021); Chairman, NITI Aayog’s High Power Committee of Chief Ministers on Transformation of Agriculture in India (2019); ;

Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis^[a] (born 22 July 1970) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 5 December 2024 with Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar as his deputies,^[7] and previously held this position for two terms from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, alongside Ajit Pawar in the Eknath Shinde government. Besides this, from 2019 to 2022, he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He was the President of BJP's Maharashtra state unit from 2013 to 2015.^[8] He became Chief Minister at the age of 44, making him the second-youngest in Maharashtra's history after Sharad Pawar.

During the 2019 Maharashtra political crisis, he briefly held a second term as Chief Minister for 5 days before resigning on 28 November 2019.^[9]^[10] Fadnavis has been a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),^[11] he has represented the Nagpur South West constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly since 2009, having previously served Nagpur West from 1999 to 2009. Additionally, he held the position of Mayor of Nagpur from 1997 to 1999.

^ "Deva Bhau's 'Chappar Phaad Ke' Win". The Times of India. 24 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
^ "'Aayega toh Deva bhau hi', but it won't be a breeze for Fadnavis in Nagpur South West". The Indian Express. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
^ "Devendra Fadnavis set to be CM again: Deva Bhau's remarkable comeback in Maharashtra". Business Today. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
^ "Devendra Fadnavis' invitation card for CM oath ceremony has special gift for his mother". The Times of India. 4 December 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
^ Khan, Md Zakariya (4 December 2024). "Devendra Fadnavis' name on oath ceremony invitation card surprises public". Business Standard. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
^ "Breaking decades-old tradition, Devendra Fadnavis pays tribute to mother, ahead of his swearing-in as Maharashtra CM". The Economic Times. 4 December 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
^ "The Sarita in Devendra Sarita Gangadharrao Fadnavis". India Today. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
^ "Devendra Fadnavis sworn is the 27th Chief Minister of Maharashtra". Daily News and Analysis. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
^ PTI (26 November 2019). "CM Devendra Fadnavis resigns, says BJP no longer has majority with Ajit Pawar quitting". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
^ "Maharashtra Assembly session on July 2, 3, Shinde to prove majority on floor". India Today. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^ "Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis met Mohan Bhagwat at RSS headquarters in Nagpur after end of polling". The Indian Express. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

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[1] "Deva Bhau's 'Chappar Phaad Ke' Win". The Times of India. 24 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

[2] "'Aayega toh Deva bhau hi', but it won't be a breeze for Fadnavis in Nagpur South West". The Indian Express. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

[3] "Devendra Fadnavis set to be CM again: Deva Bhau's remarkable comeback in Maharashtra". Business Today. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

[4] "Devendra Fadnavis' invitation card for CM oath ceremony has special gift for his mother". The Times of India. 4 December 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

[5] Khan, Md Zakariya (4 December 2024). "Devendra Fadnavis' name on oath ceremony invitation card surprises public". Business Standard. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

[6] "Breaking decades-old tradition, Devendra Fadnavis pays tribute to mother, ahead of his swearing-in as Maharashtra CM". The Economic Times. 4 December 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

[8] "The Sarita in Devendra Sarita Gangadharrao Fadnavis". India Today. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

[9] "Devendra Fadnavis sworn is the 27th Chief Minister of Maharashtra". Daily News and Analysis. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.

[10] PTI (26 November 2019). "CM Devendra Fadnavis resigns, says BJP no longer has majority with Ajit Pawar quitting". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.

[11] "Maharashtra Assembly session on July 2, 3, Shinde to prove majority on floor". India Today. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

[12] "Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis met Mohan Bhagwat at RSS headquarters in Nagpur after end of polling". The Indian Express. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

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Devendra Fadnavis


18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 December 2024
Governor	C. P. Radhakrishnan
Deputy	Eknath Shinde Ajit Pawar
Department	Home Affairs Energy Law & Judiciary General Administration Information & Public Relations
Preceded by	Eknath Shinde
In office 23 November 2019 – 28 November 2019
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Deputy	Ajit Pawar
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	Uddhav Thackeray
In office 31 October 2014 – 12 November 2019
Governor	C. Vidyasagar Rao Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Department	Home Affairs General Administration Law & Judiciary Urban Development Ports Development Information Technology Information & Public Relations
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	President's rule
9th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
In office 30 June 2022 – 5 December 2024 Serving with Ajit Pawar
Chief Minister	Eknath Shinde
Department	Home Affairs Law & Judiciary Water Resources Energy
Preceded by	Ajit Pawar
Succeeded by	Eknath Shinde
22nd Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office 1 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray
Preceded by	Vijay Wadettiwar
Succeeded by	Ajit Pawar
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra
In office 11 April 2013 – 6 January 2015
Preceded by	Sudhir Mungantiwar
Succeeded by	Raosaheb Danve
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2009
Preceded by	Constituency created
Constituency	Nagpur South West
In office 1999–2009
Preceded by	Vinod Gudadhe Patil
Succeeded by	Sudhakar Deshmukh
Constituency	Nagpur West
Mayor of Nagpur
In office 5 March 1997 – 4 February 1999
Preceded by	Kundatai Vijaykar
Succeeded by	Kalpana Pande
Constituency	Ram Nagar ward

Personal details
Born	(1970-07-22) 22 July 1970 (age 54) Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Amruta Fadnavis (m. 2005)
Children	1
Residence(s)	"Sagar" Bungalow, Malabar Hill, South Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma mater	Nagpur University, Free University of Berlin
Occupation	Politician
Website	www.devendrafadnavis.in
Nickname	Deva Bhau^[1]^[2]^[3]
Organisational positions Bharatiya Janata Party Ward President, BJYM (1989) Office Bearer, Nagpur (west) BJP (1990) Nagpur President, BJYM (1992) State Vice-president, BJYM (1994) National Vice-president, BJYM (2001) General Secretary, BJP, Maharashtra (2010) President, BJP Maharashtra (2013) In Charge, BJP Goa (2022) Other organisations Organisational President, Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini (2021) Chairman, NITI Aayog’s High Power Committee of Chief Ministers on Transformation of Agriculture in India (2019)