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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

Narendra Modi attends BJP meet after Sanjay Joshi quits
National | May 24, 2012, 10:18 PM IST
Mumbai, May 24: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi today attended the BJP national executive meeting here, hours after his bete noire Sanjay Joshi tendered his resignation from the primary membership of the party. Modi had
Karnataka CM meets Gadkari
National | May 14, 2012, 11:01 AM IST
New Delhi, May 14: In the wake of sulking BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa's pro-Congress comments, Karnataka Chief Minister Sadanand Gowda yesterday met party president Nitin Gadkari and other senior leaders here to discuss the
Delhiites Have Voted Against Congress Misrule, Says Gadkari
India | Apr 17, 2012, 07:21 PM IST
New Delhi, Apr 17: Buoyed by the results in Delhi civic polls, BJP President Nitin Gadkari today attributed the victory to good governance given by the party saying it has emerged as a strong alternative

Gadkari Happy As Raj-Nitish Row Ends
National | Apr 14, 2012, 08:04 AM IST
Mumbai, Apr 14: BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Friday said he was happy that a confrontation has been avoided over the issue of Bihar's centenary celebrations here on Sunday.“It is good that the controversy has
Dikshit Takes On Gadkari
India | Apr 03, 2012, 07:41 PM IST
New Delhi, Apr 3: Rejecting allegations of graft, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today took a pot shot at BJP for fielding it president Nitin Gadkari in the campaign for municipal polls and claimed that the
Gadkari Attacks Delhi Govt On Corruption
India | Apr 03, 2012, 05:14 PM IST
New Delhi, Apr 3: Joining the campaign for municipal polls, BJP president Nitin Gadkari today launched a blistering attack on Delhi government accusing it of involvement in large scale corruption, and promised a clean civic

Alarm Bells Ringing About Country's Security, Says Gadkari
National | Apr 03, 2012, 04:47 PM IST
New Delhi, Apr 3 : BJP president Nitin Gadkari today said “alarm bells” are ringing about the security of the nation and expressed concern over the “strange atmosphere” inside and outside Parliament about issues surrounding
Gadkari Sides With Jewellers, Writes To FM On Excise Rollback
National | Mar 30, 2012, 09:18 PM IST
New Delhi, Mar 30: BJP President Nitin Gadkari today wrote to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee demanding rollback of the decision to impose excise duty on jewellery and taxes on any purchase above Rs 2 lakh
Gadkari Asks Yeddy To Have Patience
India | Mar 19, 2012, 03:26 PM IST
Mumbai, Mar 19: With his party's government in Karnataka in throes of a burgeoning crisis over B S Yeddyurappa's demand for his reinstatement as chief minister, BJP president Nitin Gadkari today said no decision would

UP Polls, BJP Gives Credit To Gadkari For Good Show
India | Mar 06, 2012, 11:37 AM IST
New Delhi, Mar 6 : With early trends putting BJP in number three position in Uttar Pradesh, the party today said it took up issues which were not “sensational” even as it gave credit to
RLD Is Taxi Which Could Be Hired By Any Party, Says BJP Chief
National | Feb 25, 2012, 10:47 PM IST
Meerut, Feb 25: Taking a jibe at Congress-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh, BJP president Nitin Gadkari today said that the Ajit Singh-led RLD was a “taxi” which any one can hire.RLD president Ajit Singh is
Congress Exploiting Muslims For Political Gains, Says Gadkari
India | Feb 25, 2012, 09:20 AM IST
Bulandshahr, Feb 25: Slamming Congress over providing reservation to minorities, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari on Friday said his party will never allow the “nefarious designs” of Congress in tampering with OBC quota.Opposing a sub-quota for

Khurshid, Beni Remarks At Sonia's Behest, Says Gadkari
National | Feb 18, 2012, 10:32 PM IST
Mainpuri, Feb 18: BJP president Nitin Gadkari today alleged Union ministers Salman Khurshid and Beni Prasad Verma had dared the Election Commission over the minority sub-quota issue at the behest of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.
Congress Asks Gadkari To Stop Becoming An Astrologer
India | Feb 18, 2012, 08:49 AM IST
New Delhi, Feb 18: Reacting sharply to Nitin Gadkari's criticism of Rahul Gandhi, Congress on Fridaytold the BJP president that he should focus on his work and “not become an astrologer”.“It will be better if
Nitin Gadkari To Get Extension As BJP Chief Till 2014
India | Feb 17, 2012, 09:45 AM IST
New Delhi, Feb 17: BJP president Nitin Gadkari is all set to get his term extended after the current three-year term expires in December this year, The Pioneer daily reported. The RSS, according to the

Khurshid Law Minister Or 'Lawless' Minister, Asks Gadkari
India | Feb 13, 2012, 06:53 PM IST
Chandauli(UP), Feb 13: Lashing out at Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his spat with the EC over the issue of quota for minorities, BJP President Nitin Gadkari today termed him as a “lawless” minister.“He
Gadkari Demands Khursheed's Expulsion From Cabinet
India | Feb 12, 2012, 11:31 PM IST
Allahabad, Feb 12: Terming Congress leader Salman Khurshid's remarks on minorities sub-quota as an “election stunt”, BJP president Nitin Gadkari today demanded his “expulsion” from the Union Cabinet.“The Law Minister's talk of greater sub-quota for
Gadkari Fails To Bring Rapprochement Between Dhumal And Shanta
India | Feb 10, 2012, 08:41 AM IST
Shimla, Feb 10 : The brewing crisis in Himachal Pradesh's ruling BJP following resignation of some top party leaders remained unresolved as the high-level meeting between Chief Minister P.K.Dhumal and BJP Vice President Shanta kumar,
Gadkari Escapes Unhurt As BJP Rally Dais Collapses
National | Feb 07, 2012, 10:29 PM IST
Ghazipur, Feb 7: BJP president Nitin Gadkari had a narrow escape today when the dais he was sitting on crashed during an election rally in Mohamadabad assembly of Ghazipur district.The incident occurred this evening when
BJP Rules Out Tie-Ups After UP Polls
India | Feb 05, 2012, 10:36 PM IST
Jaunpur(UP), Feb 5: BJP would prefer sitting in the opposition if it did not get the majority in Uttar Pradesh rather than forging alliance with any political party, its chief Nitin Gadkari today said.“BJP will