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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 promises to resolve Reliance Industries Rewas Port issues in a month
Jun 08, 2015, 07:21 AM IST
Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries' plans to build the country's largest port at Rewas, off the city's southeast coast, which has been stuck for over a decade, may soon see the light of day. Union Shipping
Nitin Gadkari says alternatives to port corporatisation underway
Jun 05, 2015, 06:05 PM IST
Mumbai: With employees opposing ports corporatisation, Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari today said attempts are being made to find alternatives to upgrade ports and their services, beyond bringing them under the purview of the Companies
Delhi-Jaipur Expressway to take 3 months to open: Nitin Gadkari
National | Jun 03, 2015, 07:01 PM IST
Jaipur: Delhi-Jaipur Expressway would take three months to complete, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said today.On March 25, the Union minister had assured that the construction of the Expressway will be over by

Land Bill: Sena, BJP moving in same direction: Nitin Gadkari
National | Jun 03, 2015, 05:59 PM IST
Mumbai: Even as BJP's ally Shiv Sena continues to oppose the controversial land acquisition bill, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today said both the parties were heading towards a common goal. "There
PM Modi for developing 1,100 islands, 300 light houses: Nitin Gadkari
National | Jun 02, 2015, 04:48 PM IST
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown keen interest in developing 1,100 islands and 300 light houses across the nation to tap their huge tourism potential in a bid to bolster water infrastructure, Road
30 pc driving licenses in India bogus: Nitin Gadkari
National | Jun 01, 2015, 08:41 PM IST
Hyderabad: Around 30 per cent driving licences in the country were bogus and the Government has proposed a new Motor Vehicles Act to bring in transparency and make the system corruption-free, Union Transport Minister Nitin

Shiv Sena needles BJP over 'U-turns' on core issues
National | May 28, 2015, 01:13 PM IST
Mumbai: Needling BJP, ally Shiv Sena today mockingly said its stand on core issues, including Ram temple, after coming to power should “not be seen as U-turns” as Narendra Modi government is only taking a
Hearing in defamation case against Digvijaya Singh deferred
National | May 26, 2015, 07:20 PM IST
New Delhi: A court here on Tuesday deferred hearing of arguments on the issue of framing of charges in a criminal defamation case against Congress leader Digvijaya Singh filed by BJP leader and union minister
Gadkari defamation case: Kejriwal drops plea against court order
National | May 26, 2015, 02:52 PM IST
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today withdrew from Delhi High Court his case filed against a trial court decision sending him to jail in a defamation complaint by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.A bench of

May 24th: Major News Events for the day!
India | May 24, 2015, 09:55 AM IST
PM Modi's govt plans mega press conference for todayNew Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is planning a mega press conference today, just two days before it completes one year in office. It will
Najeeb Jung, Arvind Kejriwal responsible for Delhi 'mess': Congress
National | May 22, 2015, 03:03 PM IST
Jammu: Claiming that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung were responsible for the “mess” in Delhi, Congress today said both of them have “crossed their limits” and were “not following set rules
Ammunition production has increased by 18 per cent: Parrikar
India | May 21, 2015, 07:30 PM IST
New Delhi: To address shortage of ammunition for army, their production has been increased by 18 per cent since last year, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today. The minister said that after taking charge he

Conspiracy behind his name appearing in a CAG report: Gadkari
National | May 21, 2015, 06:05 PM IST
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari sees a conspiracy behind a recent CAG report naming him even though the draft audit report did not mention his name."The Draft Report which went to the (New and
PM Modi meets Cabinet colleagues ahead of 1st anniversary of govt
National | May 20, 2015, 02:42 PM IST
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met his senior ministerial colleagues to discuss programmes to celebrate first anniversary of his government. Modi, who returned from a three-nation tour of China, Mongolia and South Korea
No pressure from RSS on Modi govt: Nitin Gadkari
National | May 20, 2015, 01:11 PM IST
New Delhi: RSS does not bring any pressure nor gives any direction to the Modi government in which ministers enjoy absolute freedom to air views in the Cabinet, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said today. He

No going back on land bill, open to changes: Gadkari
National | May 19, 2015, 06:18 PM IST
New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari today ruled out going back on the land bill but said the government was open to incorporating more amendments which are in the interest of farmers.Government's key pointsman with
Japanese keen on $1.6 tn highways funding: Nitin Gadkari
May 17, 2015, 11:03 AM IST
New Delhi: India is firming up plans for a $1.6-trillion financing institution that will fund highway projects across the country with a 26-percent stake held by Japanese companies, to achieve a target of 30 km
Sonia Gandhi writes letter to Nitin Gadkari on poor roads in Rae Bareli
National | May 15, 2015, 10:05 PM IST
Rae Bareli (UP): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has written a letter to Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, drawing his attention to the poor condition of eight roads in her constituency."The Congress president and local MP
Willing to quit as Minister and MP if charges proved: Gadkari
National | May 12, 2015, 04:53 PM IST
New Delhi: Facing Opposition heat over a CAG report, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today asserted in Rajya Sabha that he had done no wrong and was ready to quit as Minister as well as MP
Congress questions Chair's impartiality; Speaker rejects charges
National | May 12, 2015, 01:55 PM IST
New Delhi: A belligerent Congress today raised concern over the impartiality of the Chair in the Lok Sabha, eliciting strong protests from the Treasury benches with the government asserting that the Speaker cannot be “threatened”.Noisy