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Nitin Gadkari

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

Pranab May Become PM, But Never Congress President, Says Gadkari
India | Jun 16, 2011, 08:35 AM IST
Kolkata, Jun 16 : In yet another blast at the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said Congress stalwart Pranab Mukherjee may fulfil his wish of becoming the country's prime minister
Uma Bharati Returns To BJP, Given UP Charge
India | Jun 07, 2011, 02:13 PM IST
New Delhi, Jun 7: Nearly six years after she was expelled from the party, firebrand Hindutva leader Uma Bharti was today re-inducted into the BJP that entrusted her with the task of looking after Uttar
This Is Not An Individual's Fight, Says Nitin Gadkari
India | Jun 06, 2011, 01:12 PM IST
New Delhi, Jun 6: Throwing its weight behind Baba Ramdev in his fight against black money and corruption, BJP today said it is not a fight of one party or one individual but the fight

Gadkari's Pilot Arrested With Cartridge, Released
India | May 24, 2011, 11:20 PM IST
New Delhi, May 24: A Canadian-origin pilot of a private air charter company, who was to fly BJP chief Nitin Gadkari to Mumbai, was arrested here today for allegedly trying to enter the airport with
Gadkari Tells BJP CMs, Ensure Good Governance
India | May 10, 2011, 12:49 PM IST
New Delhi, May 10: BJP on Monday held a conclave of its chief ministers here to discuss the status of governance in the states ruled by the party and make necessary improvements with a view
Digvijay's Googly For Gadkari
National | May 01, 2011, 10:48 PM IST
Kanpur, May 1 : Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh today accused BJP president Nitin Gadkari of amassing thousands of crores of rupees and asked him to divulge his sources of income."The BJP has been accusing

PAC Ruckus A 'Black Day' In Indian Democracy: Gadkari
India | Apr 29, 2011, 08:19 AM IST
New Delhi, April 28: BJP President Nitin Gadkari tonight said the ruckus at the meeting of the PAC on the 2G spectrum scam represented a “black day” for the country's democracy and alleged that whatever
BJP Confident Of Winning Assam Polls: Gadkari
National | Apr 26, 2011, 10:34 AM IST
Mumbai, Apr 26 : BJP is confident of forming the next government in Assam and doing reasonably well in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Pudduchery and West Bengal, party president Nitin Gadkari said.“BJP received a good response
CPI(M) Responsible For Bengal's Backwardness : Gadkari
National | Apr 22, 2011, 08:01 AM IST
Uluberia (WB), Apr 21 : BJP President Nitin Gadkari tonight blamed the ruling CPI(M) for West Bengal's continued “saga of undevelopment”, citing Bihar and Gujarat as models of development. “Look at the turnaround story of

Poll Will Decide Fate Of People In TN, Says Gadkari
National | Apr 08, 2011, 12:05 PM IST
Ramanathapuram (TN), Apr 7 : BJP president Nitin Gadkari today said the April 13 Tamil Nadu assembly poll was "not an election for deciding future of DMK, AIADMK, BJP or Congress, but is to decide
BJP Demands Spl Parliament Session To Pass Lokpal Bill
India | Apr 08, 2011, 10:28 AM IST
Dharamsala, Apr 7 : BJP National Vice President Shanta Kumar has written to Party president Nitin Gadkari and senior leader L K Advani to ask the government to convene a special session of the Parliament
Bjp Is The Only Option In Uttar Pradesh: Gadkari
National | Mar 28, 2011, 10:11 AM IST
Ranchi, Mar 27 : BJP today said it would focus on the next elections in Uttar Pradesh as Mayawati-led government "will not return" and the people "wouldn't like to bring back"Samajwadi Party and Congress as

BJP To Launch Campaign Against Corruption, Price Rise On Apr 6
National | Mar 10, 2011, 07:21 AM IST
New Delhi, Mar 9: BJP activists will organize marathons, hold street plays, marches and signature campaigns and reach out to people through SMSes during the party's nationwide campaign against corruption, price rise and black money
PM Trying To Cover Up Corruption, Alleges BJP
National | Feb 16, 2011, 03:55 PM IST
New Delhi, Feb 16: Terming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's interaction with editors as very disappointing, the BJP today accused him of trying to "cover up" the various scams and said that 'coalition dharma' cannot mean
Gadkari Calls For Generational Change In Politics
National | Feb 12, 2011, 01:24 PM IST
New Delhi, Feb 12: Pitching for a generational change to clean the "polluted field" of politics, BJP Chief Nitin Gadkari on Friday expressed disagreement with the adage "old is gold", saying the youth also have

Gadkari Files Defamation Suit Against Manish Tewari
National | Dec 09, 2010, 09:24 PM IST
Mumbai, Dec 9: BJP president Nitin Gadkari today filed a criminal defamation complaint against Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari for accusing him of owning a "benami" flat in the scam-tainted Adarsh Housing society here. Terming Tewari's
Gadkari To Address Karnataka Ministers, Party Leaders
National | Dec 04, 2010, 05:33 PM IST
Bangalore, Dec 4: BJP president Nitin Gadkari is arriving here on Tuesday (Dec 7) to interact with party leaders and ministers in the wake of land scams and corruption charges against the ruling Karnataka government.Gadkari
BJP Authorises Gadkari To Decide Yeddyurappa's Fate
National | Nov 21, 2010, 05:49 PM IST
NEW DELHI: BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said he has been authorised by the party top brass to discuss the crisis in Karnataka with chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and take a decision on
BJP Top Brass Defers Decision On Yeddyurappa
National | Nov 20, 2010, 09:15 AM IST
New Delhi, Nov 19 : BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Saturday held a meeting with B S Yeddyurappa and Karnataka Core Committee members on charges of corruption and nepotism against the Chief Minister but deferred
PM, Cong Have Surrendered Before DMK: Gadkari
National | Nov 19, 2010, 05:50 PM IST
Lucknow, Nov 19: BJP President Nitin Gadkari today accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of "bowing to pressure" from UPA ally DMK in the allocation of 2G spectrum and asked how he could shrug off his