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How a bal swayamsevak from Nagpur won, lost, and then reclaimed his state

Devendra Fadnavis returns as Maharashtra's chief minister, marking his third term, amid a backdrop of past corruption allegations and political rivalries.

Updated on: Dec 5, 2024, 04:46:03 IST
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Devendra Fadnavis burst onto Maharashtra’s political stage between 2009 and 2014 with his regular “exposes” of alleged corruption in irrigation projects, targetting Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal and Sunil Tatkare of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which was then in power in partnership with the Congress.

PREMIUMDevendra Fadnavis, is set to take oath as chief minister of Maharashtra on Thursday. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
Devendra Fadnavis, is set to take oath as chief minister of Maharashtra on Thursday. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

Fadnavis’s hammering of corruption allegations, including over Mumbai’s Adarsh apartments, was so effective that it became a national talking point, and emerged as one of the factors in the eventual ouster of the United Progressive

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Surendra P Gangan

Surendra P Gangan is Senior Assistant Editor with political bureau of Hindustan Times’ Mumbai Edition. He covers state politics and Maharashtra government’s administrative stories. Reports on the developments in finances, agriculture, social sectors among others.

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