MUMBAI: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ shut confidant and former minister Ravindra Chavan was on Tuesday elected unopposed because the president of the Maharashtra BJP unit. Chavan, who’s the state BJP working president, was the only real nominee who had filed his nominations. The announcement was made by the Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on the get together’s government council assembly within the presence of the Chief Minister, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and different leaders.

Chavan succeeds the incumbent Chandrashekhar Bawankule, who held the put up for 3 years, and through his tenure BJP emerged as the one largest get together within the state Meeting elections held final 12 months. Chief Minister Fadnavis, who was current yesterday when Ravindra Chavan filed his nominations, stated, Ravindra Chavan, who began his political journey as an bizarre employee of the Yuva Morcha, will fulfil the accountability of the state president with power as he has an unlimited expertise within the organisational work.

Chavan’s appointment because the state BJP chief comes forward of the upcoming native and civic physique elections within the state. BJP has proposed to contest these polls with allies Shiv Sena and NCP as MahaYuti with a purpose to proceed the victory march after the stellar efficiency of the grand alliance within the state meeting elections.

Furthermore, Chavan takes over his new accountability when the BJP has introduced its resolve to unfurl the saffron flag atop the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company, defeating the Shiv Sena UBT, which dominated the civic physique for nearly 25 years. Ravindra Chavan has been an energetic BJP chief for the previous a number of years. First, in 2007, he was elected as a corporator within the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Company. Later, in 2009, he contested the meeting elections and have become an MLA.

In 2014, he gained the election for the second time, and when he was an MLA, the BJP gained dominance in Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira Bhayandar, Ulhasnagar, Thane, and Panvel Municipal Companies. Ravindra Chavan grew to become an MLA for the third time in 2019 and was given a ministerial berth in 2021. He was the Minister of the Public Works Division. He additionally labored because the Guardian Minister of Sindhudurg and Palghar. He was once more elected within the 2024 Meeting elections. He was not inducted into the ministry led by Fadnavis however was made state working president.