Fadnavis made the announcement in the state legislative council on Wednesday while responding to a question raised by Shiv Sena (UBT) legislator Milind Narvekar
Notably, the transport portfolio is handled by Pratap Sarnaik who belongs to the Shiv Sena, a party headed by deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
Last week, Abu Asim Azmi was suspended from the legislative assembly until the conclusion of the ongoing budget session on March 26 following his remarks praising Aurangzeb
Statement of Devendra Fadnavis came in response to BJP's Satara MP Udayanraje Bhosale, who has called for the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district
Shinde further stated that the Maharashtra government will continue to carry out similar work for the people of the state in the next five years
The senior BJP leader said his daughter, who is appearing for her Class X exams, aspires to be a lawyer, adding humorously to a query on his legacy that "I might be the last politician of my family"
The media monitoring centre (MMC) to be set up under the state government's Directorate of Information and Publicity has come in for criticism and is being dubbed as a move to control the media
Fadnavis said his government looks at this as a "social sector investment", and cited one example of the money being channelised through a women's group, which needs to be replicated
According to the data compiled by DPIIT, for the end of December 2024, Maharashtra tops the country in FDI inflow, followed by Karnataka and Gujarat
Fadnavis was speaking in the state assembly, in response to Shiv Sena (UBT) member Bhaskar Jadhav's demand that the government clarify its stand on senior RSS leader Suresh Joshi's comment
Neither Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis nor his deputy Ajit Pawar, who heads the NCP, can claim that resignation was sought on moral grounds,
Deshmukh, a sarpanch in Beed's Massajog village, was tortured and murdered on December 9, 2024 by seven men
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed the news, saying he had received the resignation of Dhananjay Munde
Khadse said when she returned home this morning, her daughter told her that the same group of boys had misbehaved with her on February 24 at a public event
Fadnavis, who first became chief minister in 2014 and is now in his second term after a break, said the state will launch a startup incubator called M-Hub
The French company has alleged that MMRDA officials demanded benefits and intentionally delayed payments. Systra has raised these concerns with the Indian government and sought diplomatic intervention
Chief Minister Fadnavis said that the level of digital services has increased in the state and most government services have become available online
CM Fadnavis issued an order in which he underlined some 'irregularities' in the state's Minimum Support Price schemes and selection of nodal agencies for crop procurement
The scheme, which is supposed to have played a role in the BJP-led coalition's victory in the November 2024 assembly elections, provides monthly assistance of Rs 1,500 to women aged 21 to 65
The controversy about the respected King Sambhaji Maharaj started after the release of the film Chhaava