Speculation on CM is over, he won the race with Shinde, his name is Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra CM: Don't build a house on my shore seeing my water receding. I am the ocean; I will come back.' Devendra Fadnavis said this line in the year 2019. Today, when Devendra Fadnavis has been chosen for CM, that 5-year-old line is proving to be absolutely correct.
Devendra Fadnavis has returned to Maharashtra politics with full status and dominance. Now the command of Maharashtra will be in his hands. The BJP Legislature Party meeting has approved his name.
Return of Devendra Fadnavis in Maharashtra politics
The Devendra Fadnavis will become the CM of Maharashtra for the third time. Eknath Shinde may have made him restless for some time, but Fadnavis remained firm on his intentions. He did not surrender in the race for the CM post and finally won the CM race.
Let us know who Devendra Fadnavis is and how has been his political journey.
Fadnavis is like the rising sun of BJP in Maharashtra politics
Devendra Fadnavis is like the rising sun of BJP in Maharashtra politics. He is the only BJP Chief Minister who completed five years of his tenure. Devendra Fadnavis' political journey did not start directly from the post of MLA or CM. He came into active politics at a very young age. He has been an active member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. He became a councilor in the municipal body for the first time while being a member of ABVP. Exactly 5 years after that, he became the mayor of Nagpur. It is his ability that he handled the Maratha movement well.
Fadnavis has a unique record
Fadnavis also holds the record of becoming the second youngest Chief Minister of Maharashtra at the age of 44. Devendra Fadnavis became an MLA from Nagpur Southwest in the years 1999 and 2014. After this, the BJP MLAs elected him as their leader. After the formation of Maharashtra in the year 1960, 17 Chief Ministers were elected in the state, but only two of them could complete their term.
Devendra Fadnavis is also one of them. Before this, only Vasantrao Naik was able to complete his term. He was a Congress leader. Fadnavis has also been actively associated with the Sangh. He has been in active politics for the last 30 years.
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BJP got a huge victory because of Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis has been the first BJP Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He has established himself as a strong link in the Mahayuti (BJP, Shiv Sena, NCP). In the 2024 assembly elections, the Mahayuti has won a huge majority by winning 234 out of a total of 288 seats. Out of these, BJP alone has won 132 seats.
The credit for this is being given to Devendra Fadnavis. It is said that he did a lot of work for BJP on the ground, and he has a big role in this victory. He has seen the journey from CM to Deputy CM. Now he is going to become CM again after a lot of tussles with Shinde.