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Nitin Gadkari

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.

Nitin Gadkari

Watch | Road safety ad shared by Nitin Gadkari starring Akshay Kumar draws ire for 'promoting dowry'
India | Sep 13, 2022, 07:01 AM IST
Road safety ad: In the advertisement, Akshay Kumar plays a police officer at a wedding, talking to the father of the bride, about the number of airbags in a car.
Centre working on developing electric highways powered by solar energy | Details inside
India | Sep 12, 2022, 04:49 PM IST
An electric highway generally refers to a road which supplies power to vehicles travelling on it, including through overhead power lines.
Multimodal transport system vital for India to become $5 trillion economy in 5 years: Gadkari
Business | Sep 09, 2022, 08:17 PM IST
Addressing the 41st meeting of the Transport Development Council (TDC) at Bengaluru on Friday, he opined that the Centre and the states will have to work together over the next five years to transform the transport sector if the country wants to achieve a $5 trillion economy.

How building of highways can create lakes. Gadkari has an answer
India | Sep 08, 2022, 02:54 PM IST
The 'Mission Amrit Sarovar' was launched on National Panchayati Raj Day on April 24, 2022 as a part of celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav with an objective to conserve water for future.
Wearing seat belts will be compulsory for all passengers in car: Nitin Gadkari
India | Sep 07, 2022, 12:23 AM IST
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that wearing seat belts will be compulsory for all the passengers in a car.
'Would rather drown in a well': Nitin Gadkari's response to advice on joining Congress | VIDEO
India | Aug 29, 2022, 10:15 AM IST
Nitin Gadkari on Congress: Notably, Nitin Gadkari was recently in news when he was dropped from his BJP's parliamentary board.

Nitin Gadkari bats for qualitative reforms in functioning of local self-government bodies
India | Aug 27, 2022, 11:57 AM IST
Gadkari called for improving the standard of Detailed Project Report (DPR) of management consultants hired for municipal works.
Nitin Gadkari aims to link Mumbai-Delhi via AC e-Bus in 12 hours
India | Aug 20, 2022, 09:17 PM IST
Delhi Mumbai Expressway: Speaking at the launch of the first Electric Double Decker Bus in Mumbai, Gadkari said that there is a need to transform the country's transport system from a long-term perspective.
Amitabh Bachchan-Nitin Gadkari pose for picture BUT netizens spot something bizarre. Can you see it?
Trending | Aug 19, 2022, 07:47 PM IST
Amitabh Bachchan recently met Nitin Gadkari for National Road Safety Mission. The pictures of the same were shared on social media. Netizens spotted something bizarre in the picture. Find out.

'When you pose challenge to higher ups, BJP downsizes you': NCP on Gadkari's ouster from key panel
India | Aug 17, 2022, 08:26 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari news: Gadkari, an outspoken leader who enjoys good relations with leaders across the political spectrum, was dropped along with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from the BJP Parliamentary Board.
Delhi to Dehradun in 2.5 hours: Expressway takes shape, enters final stage of construction | Photos
India | Aug 17, 2022, 04:45 PM IST
Delhi Dehradun Expressway: The Expressway is a part of Delhi Dehradun economic corridor, which is expected to be completed by March 2024. The final stretch of the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway will link Dehradun via the new Daat Kali Devi Tunnel.
BJP's most powerful body reshuffle: Nitin Gadkari, Shivraj out; Sonowal, Yediyurappa in
India | Aug 18, 2022, 07:53 AM IST
BJP top body reshuffle: The Board, headed by the party's national president JP Nadda, will also have Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Bundelkhand Expressway: PM Modi to inaugurate 296-km-long expressway in Uttar Pradesh on July 16
India | Dec 17, 2022, 04:18 PM IST
Bundelkhand Expressway: The new freeway will cover seven Uttar Pradesh districts including Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Aurraiya and Etawah.
You can soon buy a new car by checking its star ratings | Check details
Auto | Jun 24, 2022, 02:52 PM IST
Road Transport and Highways minister stressed that Star Ratings of Indian cars based on crash tests is extremely crucial not only to ensure structural and passenger safety in cars, but to also increase the export-worthiness of Indian automobiles.
President Election 2022: PM Modi, Amit Shah, others attend BJP's parliamentary meeting
India | Jun 21, 2022, 09:28 PM IST
Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari, BJP president J P Nadda and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, besides Modi, were part of the deliberations at the party headquarters.

Gadkari proposes setting up of 'Innovation Bank' to focus on quality in infrastructure development
India | Jun 18, 2022, 12:22 PM IST
Gadkari virtually addressed the inaugural function of the 222nd Mid-Term Council Meeting of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC). He said new initiatives are expected from IRC, Innovation should be the focus area for all Engineers.
EV prices to be on par with cost of petrol vehicles within a year, says Nitin Gadkari
India | Jun 17, 2022, 04:25 PM IST
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari added that the government is also promoting ethanol produced from crop residue instead of petrol and diesel.
Send pic of wrongly-parked vehicle and get rewarded, offers Union minister Nitin Gadkari
India | Jun 16, 2022, 07:13 PM IST
The minister regretted that the people do not make parking spaces for their vehicles, instead, their vehicles occupy the road.
BJP MP takes up Nitin Gadkari's challenge, demands Rs 15,000 Cr for losing 15 kg weight
India | Jun 12, 2022, 02:50 PM IST
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.
India breaks Qatar's record, enters Guinness World Records for constructing 75km highway in 5 days
India | Jun 08, 2022, 05:38 PM IST
"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.