Devendra Fadnavis Birthday: Rare photos and interesting facts about the 2nd youngest CM of Maharashtra

Devendra Fadnavis (File Photo)

BJP leader and Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis was born on July 22, 1970, in Nagpur. He served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from October 2014 to November 2019.

Devendra Fadnavis started his political career at a young age and became a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the BJP, during his college days.

In 1999, Fadnavis was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Nagpur and won consecutive elections from the same constituency in 2004, 2009, and 2014.

In October 2014, Fadnavis was sworn in as the CM of Maharashtra.

In November 2019, Fadnavis resigned as Chief Minister after his party failed to secure a majority in the state assembly elections. However, his tenure as Chief Minister left a lasting impact on Maharashtra's development trajectory. After the split of Shiv Sena last year, with the help of Eknath Shinde, Fadnavis formed a new government in the state and became Deputy CM of Maharashtra

Let us check out a few rare photos from the past of Devendra Fadnavis which narrate his political career:

File Photo: Union Home Minister Rainath Singh greets Devendra Fadnavis after announcing him as the Chief Minister for Maharashtra at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai on 28/10/2014. Pic/Shadab Khan

File Photo: Devendra Fadnavis seeking Blessings from Nitin Gadkari before filing nomination papers in Nagpur on 27/09/2014.

File Photo: The BJP president Amit Shah, who is a 'Z plus' protected, is on his first visit to Mumbai after the Lok Sabha polls. He was welcomed at the airport by Maharashtra president Devendra Fadnavis, BJP Mumbai chief Ashish Shelar on 04 September 2014 (Pic/Sameer Abedi)

File Photo: Bhartiya Janata Party held the swearing ceremony at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai after winning the Vidhan Sabha 2014 election, Where Devendra Fadnavis took the oath as the new Chief Minister of Maharastra in 2014. (Pic/Ashish Rane)

File Photo: Gopinath Munde, Devendra Fadnavis at BJP Office in 2014

File Photo: Veteran BJP leader L K Advani (C) with Devendra Fadnavis, president of Maharashtra state unit of BJP (L) and Ashish Shelar, Mumbai president of the BJP (R) during meeting with party workers of the of BJP at National College Auditorium in Bandra, Mumbai.On 17/03/2014. (Pic/Shadab Khan)