Devendra Fadnavis

It really emphasizes that the security apparatus is still the bedrock of the relationship, even when they are talking trade.

He also had meetings with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, right?

He did.

And he engaged with top business leaders from the Adani and Tata groups as well.

He declined an offer from the administration to reimburse the expenses, saying the assistance was his humanitarian duty during Ramzan.

Gadkari helped coordinate the logistics while Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also helped arrange tankers.

Khan subsequently came to be known as the Oxygen Man.

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Initially, the MPSC had refused to accept that, uh, FDA leak took place.

Also, Bhimanwar, when he was appointed as MPSC chairman, there are allegations from several protesters that, uh, he was appointed at that position only because he's a very close aide of, uh, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, so that's his only qualification to be there.

There were allegations about his tenure as the Transport Commissioner of Maharashtra, from which he's now retired, but, uh, there were allegations about his conduct and several decisions that he had taken.

So the students were saying that, "We don't want a person who has a very dubious, uh, kind of track record in his previous services as our MPSC chairman," and that is why the students were demanding that, uh, students as well as the political leaders who were leading this to protests were demanding that, uh, he shouldn't be at this position.

Then apart from this particular agitation, there was other group of students which was agitating at a different location in Pune itself.

Now, that protest was attended by various leaders of the BJP, so it was very evident that, uh, BJP was clearly setting up another protest just to divert the attention.

There was a meeting of MPSC students, along with BJP MLA, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

And, uh, in that meeting, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, uh, announced that he is ready to accept majority of demands of the students, and even, uh, the government is going to have a massive recruitment drive soon.

The opposition is leveraging this to critique the state's fundamental capacity to maintain order.

Congress leader Sachin Sawant issued a severe critique of the Maharashtra government, directly targeting Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also controls the Home Department.

Sawant argued that Mumbai is slipping into chaos under his watch.

Sawant's rhetoric was incredibly sharp.

You know, there-

Should there have been a iron hand? Should Fadnavis have taken an, a stronger position? What do you think?

No, no, no.

No, he let them be.

Nisrina, the, the BJP supporters want the BJP government to be hard.

The, the entire cadre right to the ground, they are like, "That's the reason Modi is leading us, because he's a hard-nosed leader.

That's the reason why we have faith in, uh, Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath, Fadnavis or whatever." I, uh, Fadnavis, uh, uh, Nija feels that took a softer approach.

But, uh, uh, the rank and file of the BJP is thrilled to bits that, uh, the Delhi Police took it on strong.

He argued, however, that fermenting civil disorder falls outside any reasonable definition of patriotic conduct.

On alliance unity, Shinde pushed back against talk of a fracture in the Mahayuti alliance, sparked by his absence from Chief Minister Fadnavis' meeting with the Central Drought Assessment Team.

He said alliance partners continued to consult one another, that decisions were the product of shared agreement, and that separate schedules among leaders reflected routine planning.

He described the alliance's approach as one built on joint decision-making and mutual confidence.

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Protests by civil service candidates demanding the resignation of Maharashtra Public Service Commission Chairman Vivek Bimanwar over alleged paper leaks have put both the Fadnavis administration and NCP leader Rohit Pawar, who has taken up the cause in Pune, in a difficult position.

Pawar has called for Bimanwar's removal.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that will not happen, leaving the two sides without a path to resolution as of Sunday evening.

Pawar has publicly alleged that Fadnavis is deliberately protecting Bimanwar on the basis of a personal friendship between the two.

Bimanwar served as Fadnavis' personal secretary after Fadnavis first became chief minister in 2014, and the Fadnavis administration appointed him MPSC chairman in December 2025.

Vednavas has said removing the chairman is outside his authority, since the appointment rests with the governor.

A formal letter has been sent to Governor Jishnu Dev Verma requesting an inquiry into Pimenwar's conduct.