38 Facts About Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis previously served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, alongside Ajit Pawar in the Eknath Shinde government.

Devendra Fadnavis was the President of BJP's Maharashtra state unit from 2013 to 2015.

Devendra Fadnavis became Chief Minister at the age of 44, making him the second-youngest in Maharashtra's history after Sharad Pawar.

Devendra Fadnavis's father, Gangadhar Fadnavis, was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council from Nagpur.

Devendra Fadnavis did his initial schooling at Indira Convent, named after then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Devendra Fadnavis subsequently refused to continue his schooling at Indira Convent, as he did not want to attend a school named after the Prime Minister he held responsible for imprisoning his father.

Devendra Fadnavis was then transferred to the Saraswati Vidyalaya School, Nagpur, where he received most of his schooling.

Devendra Fadnavis holds a bachelor of laws degree from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Law, Nagpur University, completed in 1992.

Devendra Fadnavis has a post graduate degree in Business Management and diploma in Methods and Techniques of Project Management from DSE-German Foundation for International Development, Berlin, Germany, completed in the year 1998.

Devendra Fadnavis married Amruta Fadnavis, an actress, singer and banker, in 2005.

Devendra Fadnavis represented the Ram Nagar Ward in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation.

Devendra Fadnavis made the decision to double property tax, and this raised 35 crore rupees for the municipal corporation which was in financial stress.

Devendra Fadnavis remained as Mayor of the city until 1999, and later held a position in the newly created Mayor in Council from 1999 to 2001, after the system was introduced by Manohar Joshi-led Maharashtra government.

Devendra Fadnavis has been representing constituencies located within Nagpur in the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra State since 1999, marking his formal entry into state legislative politics.

Devendra Fadnavis was elected to the assembly in 1999 from Nagpur West defeating the Congress candidate.

Devendra Fadnavis took over as the president of the Maharashtra unit of the BJP in 2013.

Besides this, Devendra Fadnavis being one of the youngest BJP state presidents, his appointment was seen as an attempt by the party to attract youth voters.

Devendra Fadnavis's appointment was made when tension between the then deputy Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Munde and former party national president Gadkari was already high.

Devendra Fadnavis used the issue heavily in successive election campaigns for the Lok Sabha election and the State legislative assembly election, through which he made a name for himself.

Devendra Fadnavis took over as the legislative party leader of BJP in the state after winning a vote by the newly elected MLAs of the party.

However, soon after the Shiv Sena joined the Devendra Fadnavis-led government, giving the government a majority.

Devendra Fadnavis completed his first term for full five years, making him the second person in the state to do so, the other being Vasantrao Naik.

Devendra Fadnavis established a dedicated "War Room" to monitor all the major infrastructure projects in order to address the bottlenecks and ensuring timely completion.

Devendra Fadnavis announced the commencement of Mumbai's Coastal Road in 2014.

In 2019, the Devendra Fadnavis-led Governance initiated a scheme to set up a water grid project in Marathwada to address the drought situation.

Devendra Fadnavis laid the foundations of the Backward Class Commission in 2015, as directed by the High Court to confirm the fact that the Marathas constitute a backward community.

The Devendra Fadnavis government implemented a range of welfare initiatives for the Maratha community.

Devendra Fadnavis was considered the face of BJP in Maharashtra during the election a chief minister face from the alliance was not projected.

Devendra Fadnavis served as the acting chief minister of Maharashtra, and on 8 November 2024, he resigned from the position.

On 23 November 2019, Devendra Fadnavis formed a government with the help of Ajit Pawar of NCP; however, this government only lasted for a few days.

Devendra Fadnavis has played a key role in the 2022 political crisis that led to the fall of Uddhav led government and a virtual split in Shiv Sena.

Devendra Fadnavis himself have claimed that he caused the split within the party.

Devendra Fadnavis become the fifth person to become a minister in the state government after serving as the chief minister.

Devendra Fadnavis was the face of the campaigning done by the Bharatiya Janata Party during the 2024 legislative elections.

Devendra Fadnavis was appointed as the chief minister of the state for a third time on 5 December 2024,12 days after the results were announced.

Devendra Fadnavis later issued a clarification that this issue had nothing to do with religion.

Meanwhile, Devendra Fadnavis tried to clarify that he did not consider Indian Muslims as Aurangzeb's descendants and that nationalist Muslims do not see Aurangzeb as their hero.

Devendra Fadnavis admitted to the non-disclosure during the court proceedings and claimed that it was an inadvertent mistake by his lawyer.