Devendra Fadnavis served as the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 31 October 2014 to 12 November 2019.
27 Facts About Devendra Fadnavis
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Devendra Fadnavis served a 5-day long second term as Chief Minister during the 2019 Maharashtra political crisis, before resigning on 28 November 2019.
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Devendra Fadnavis is the only person to have served both as the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra.
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Devendra Fadnavis is an activist with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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Devendra Fadnavis's mother, Sarita Fadnavis, a descendant of the Kaloti family of Amravati, was a former director of the Vidarbha Housing Credit Society.
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Devendra Fadnavis did his initial schooling at Indira Convent, named after then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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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.
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Devendra Fadnavis was then transferred to the Saraswati Vidyalaya School, Nagpur, where he received most of his schooling.
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Devendra Fadnavis holds a graduate degree in law from Government Law College, Nagpur University, a post-graduate degree in Business Management and a diploma in Methods and Techniques of Project Management from DSE-German Foundation for International Development, Berlin, Germany.
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Devendra Fadnavis is representing Nagpur in the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra State since 1999.
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Devendra Fadnavis took over as the legislative party leader by the BJP MLAs in the presence of the party's central observers, Union Home minister Rajnath Singh and the party's National General Secretary Jagat Prakash Nadda after being elected to the position.
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Devendra Fadnavis's government won a confidence motion by voice vote on 12 November 2014 allowing it to govern.
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In 2014, Devendra Fadnavis launched the Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyan to address the water shortage issue of Maharashtra's hinterland.
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Devendra Fadnavis launched 'Mumbai Next' on 30 January 2015, which was termed a roadmap to convert the country's financial capital into a global financial and entertainment hub.
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On 15 September 2015, Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the Maharashtra Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems in Nagpur, advancing the state's ambition to digitise its police force.
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Devendra Fadnavis had initiated this policy after an orphan Amruta Karvande, was declined a job despite clearing Maharashtra State Public Service Commission exam.
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Devendra Fadnavis had been touring drought-prone areas in Maharashtra, meanwhile, farmers in the state had demanded to make few farms available for sustainability in agricultural production and increasing availability of irrigation through watersheds and water conservation of drylands in the state.
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The Government under the Chief Ministership of Devendra Fadnavis had decided to deposit a specific amount directly to the beneficiary's account for the farm work, which was deposited when the process began for this Agricultural Pond.
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Devendra Fadnavis had shared that the waiver declared by Maharashtra Government is the highest.
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In 2019, the Devendra Fadnavis-led Governance initiated a scheme to set up a water grid project in Marathwada to address the drought situation.
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Devendra Fadnavis initiated this water grid project and lifted water from Konkan to the Godavari basin to make droughts in Marathwada "A history".
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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.
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Devendra Fadnavis has been conferred with Honorary Doctorate by Osaka City University, Japan.
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The 120-year-old university then had so far conferred its supreme honorary degree on only 10 distinguished persons in the world and Devendra Fadnavis was the first Indian to be conferred with the same for the socio-economic development in Maharashtra.
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In June 2018, Devendra Fadnavis received the Outstanding Leadership in Development Award by Georgetown University, The United States which he dedicated to the people of Maharashtra.
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The day after these statements, Devendra Fadnavis issued a clarification after he found himself embroiled in a controversy over the issue.
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In November 2020, Devendra Fadnavis stated that the view of the BJP is advocacy for Indian reunification in the form of an Akhand Bharat.