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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

No More FAStag from May 1? Here's what govt has to say on satellite-based tolling
Business | Apr 18, 2025, 05:08 PM IST
It also said that an ‘Automatic Number Plate Recognition(ANPR)-FASTag-based barrier-less tolling system’ will be implemented at selected toll plazas.
No more FASTag? NHAI may introduce GNSS-based toll system to help commuters
Business | Apr 18, 2025, 04:59 PM IST
FASTag helped reduce waiting time at toll booths, but it has faced many technical glitches. Long queues, technical glitches, and misuse of tags were the main issues.
Will national highway network of Madhya Pradesh become better than US? Here's what Gadkari said
Madhya Pradesh | Apr 10, 2025, 05:13 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari said he does not make empty promises and whatever commitments he makes, he fulfils them boldly. Gadkari said he has closely observed the development of Madhya Pradesh as a Union minister.

Road network in India will become better than US in next two years: Nitin Gadkari
India | Mar 26, 2025, 08:24 AM IST
Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, added that the transport manufacturers in the country are quality-centric rather than cost-centric. He expressed confidence that the car manufacturers will make good vehicles and offer them at a competitive price.
Delhi-Dehradun Expressway update: Akshardham to Bhagpat in just 25 minutes as section nears opening
Delhi | Mar 10, 2025, 09:59 PM IST
The Delhi-Dehradun Expressway will ensure good connectivity and seamless traffic flow. However, as of now, only a small 3.4 km section has been opened, with the remaining stretches still under construction.
Work on road projects worth Rs 80,000 crore to soon commence in Assam: Nitin Gadkari
Assam | Feb 26, 2025, 05:52 PM IST
Highlighting Assam’s potential in the bamboo-based new-age industry, Nitin Gadkari stressed its role in fuel manufacturing and other economic sectors.

India’s longest expressway, spans over 1386kms, connects Delhi with Mumbai: Check route, travel time
India | Feb 25, 2025, 05:40 PM IST
The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is India's longest expressway that spans over 1,386 kilometers. It connects the country's capital, New Delhi, to its financial capital, Mumbai.
Uniform Toll Policy: Govt plans to provide relief to commuters on National Highways | Details here
India | Feb 03, 2025, 05:46 PM IST
India has the second largest road network and its National Highways span a total length of 1,46,195 km, forming the primary arterial network of the country. Around 7,000 km highways been constructed so far in the current financial year.
Budget: From Amit Shah to Shivraj Chouhan, ministers laud Budget as 'visionary', 'growth-oriented'
India | Feb 01, 2025, 03:46 PM IST
Budget 2025: The BJP praised the government for prioritising welfare, infrastructure, and economic growth in the Budget. Check the reactions of prominent leaders here.

Monthly passes soon for passenger vehicles on national highways, Gadkari makes big announcement
Business | Jan 16, 2025, 03:21 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari said the toll collection booths will be set up outside villages so that it does not disturb the movement of villagers and added that only 74 per cent of toll revenue comes from commercial vehicles.
Gateway to progress: Glimpses of Z-Morh tunnel inaugurated by PM Modi in Jammu and Kashmir
India | Jan 13, 2025, 08:40 PM IST
The tunnel was inaugurated by PM Modi in the presence of Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha, CM Omar Abdullah, Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister Jitendra Singh. The tunnel will significantly reduce travelling time and can handle 1,000 vehicles per hour.
Nitin Gadkari attends special screening of 'Emergency' with Kangana Ranaut and Anupam Kher
India | Jan 12, 2025, 09:06 AM IST
Emergency special screening: Kangana Ranaut's much-awaited directorial, Emergency, is all set to release on January 17, 2025.

Modi govt announces 'Cashless Treatment Scheme' for road accident victims: Know all about it
India | Jan 08, 2025, 11:03 AM IST
Cashless Treatment Scheme: The scheme will be implemented through an IT platform, combining the functionalities of the e-Detailed Accident Report (eDAR) application of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Transaction Management System of NHA.
Chennai to get new highway soon, Nitin Gadkari approves plan, travel time to Vellore to be reduced
Chennai | Dec 20, 2024, 06:25 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, recently said, the Centre has approved Rs 1,338 crore for an access-controlled highway project on NH-40. This highway project covers 28 kilometers from Walajapet/Ranipet to the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border.
Indian EV market likely to touch Rs 20 lakh crore by 2030, will create THIS many jobs
Business | Dec 19, 2024, 03:52 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari said in 2023-24 there was a 45 per cent increase in sales of EVs, and 400 startups in electric two-wheelers have already started manufacturing. The cost of lithium-ion batteries is expected to come down further thereby helping in affordability and thus fuelling mass adoption.

Delhi-Dehradun expressway to be completed within three months: Check travel time, other details
Business | Dec 13, 2024, 05:48 PM IST
The Delhi-Dehradun Expressway is being constructed in two phases and forms part of the government’s ambitious infrastructure development plans to enhance connectivity and bolster economic growth.
New service road, satellite-based toll system coming up soon on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway
Business | Dec 06, 2024, 11:33 PM IST
Bangalore–Mysore Expressway: With the new plan from NHAI, a full-scale service road will be constructed on the Bengaluru-to-Mysuru side of the expressway which will eliminate the need for lengthy detours, offering a dedicated route for better access.
Lok Sabha seating arrangements: Gadkari's seat changed, Rahul, Priyanka assigned THIS seat
India | Dec 06, 2024, 03:50 PM IST
The 18th Lok Sabha seating plan features key figures like PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi, with notable changes including Nitin Gadkari's reassignment to a front-row seat and Priyanka Gandhi placed in the fourth row.
'Politics a 'sea of unsatisfied souls' where everybody is sad', says Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur
Maharashtra | Dec 03, 2024, 01:01 PM IST
Whether a person is in family, social, political or corporate life, the life is full of challenges and problems and the person should understand the "art of living" to face them, BJP leader Nitin Gadkari said.
Nitin Gadkari's helicopter checked by poll officials amid row over Uddhav Thackeray’s bag-checking
Maharashtra | Nov 12, 2024, 09:38 PM IST
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is the latest top leader in election-bound Maharashtra whose helicopter was checked by the authorities ahead of voting in the state. On Monday, when Uddhav Thackeray's helicopter landed at Wani in Yavatmal district, his bag was checked by the authorities.