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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Nitin Jairam Gadkari&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-Nitin Gadkari.ogg|n|i|t|i|n|_|g|ʌ|d|k|ʌ|ˈ|r|i}}; born 27 May 1957) is an Indian politician from [[Maharashtra]]&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;indiatoday.in&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/nagpur-election-result-2019-nitin-gadkari-nana-patole-1532886-2019-05-23 | title=Nagpur Election Results 2019: Nitin Gadkari defeats Congress&#039;s Nana Patole | access-date=1 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601075157/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/nagpur-election-result-2019-nitin-gadkari-nana-patole-1532886-2019-05-23 | archive-date=1 June 2019 | url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; who is the current [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Minister for Road Transport &amp;amp; Highways]] in the [[Government of India]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-19/india/28067924_1_rajnath-singh-nitin-gadkari-bjp-president|title=Rajnath steps down, Gadkari takes over as BJP president|access-date=1 July 2013|archive-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://fdtbio.online/nitin-gadkari-from-student-leader-to-union-minister-know-the-journey-and-record-of-nitin-gadkari/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025150732/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-19/india/28067924_1_rajnath-singh-nitin-gadkari-bjp-president|archive-date=25 October 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is also the longest serving [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Minister for Road Transport &amp;amp; Highways]] currently running his tenure for over 7 years.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2021-06-10|title=Highway construction’s pace bulldozes pandemic barriers! Sets new record|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/roadways/highway-constructions-pace-bulldozes-pandemic-barriers-sets-new-record/2268518/|access-date=2021-07-14|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Gadkari earlier served as the President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) from 2009 to 2013.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19975645 | publisher=BBC News | title=Profile: Nitin Gadkari | date=23 January 2013 | access-date=20 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101094121/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19975645 | archive-date=1 November 2018 | url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is also known for his work as the Public Works Department Minister of the State of [[Maharashtra]], where, under his leadership, a series of roads, highways and [[Overpass|flyovers]] across the state were constructed – including the [[Mumbai-Pune Expressway]], India&#039;s first six-lane concrete, high-speed expressway.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/mumbai/ |title=Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India |publisher=Road Traffic Technology |access-date=21 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002124346/http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/mumbai |archive-date=2 October 2017 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/bjps_new_chief_seen_as_moderniser.php|title=BJP&#039;s new chief seen as moderniser|access-date=19 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223000912/http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/bjps_new_chief_seen_as_moderniser.php|archive-date=23 December 2009|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Gadkari is closely associated with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS), which is headquartered in his home constituency of Nagpur.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/opinion-a-theory-about-the-sudden-rise-of-nitin-gadkari-1554059463808.html|title=Opinion: A theory about the sudden rise of Nitin Gadkari|last=Joseph|first=Manu|date=1 April 2019|website=livemint.com|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718230246/https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/opinion-a-theory-about-the-sudden-rise-of-nitin-gadkari-1554059463808.html|archive-date=18 July 2019|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/politics/nitin-gadkari-bjp-narendra-modi-amit-shah-rss|title=RSS is Likely Using Nitin Gadkari to Divide and Rule the BJP|website=The Wire|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718230242/https://thewire.in/politics/nitin-gadkari-bjp-narendra-modi-amit-shah-rss|archive-date=18 July 2019|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/gadkari-rsss-blue-eyed-boy-who-talks-like-a-congressi-may-be-bjps-answer-to-alliance-trouble-1985347.html|title=I&#039;ll be There For You: Why RSS Trusts Gadkari to Win Alliance Partners and Influence Opponents|website=News18|date=28 December 2018|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718230242/https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/gadkari-rsss-blue-eyed-boy-who-talks-like-a-congressi-may-be-bjps-answer-to-alliance-trouble-1985347.html|archive-date=18 July 2019|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He currently represents the [[Nagpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagpur constituency]] in the [[Lok Sabha]], and is a lawyer by occupation. During the cabinet reshuffle on 7th July 2021 the portfolio for [[Ministry of MSME]] which was under him was reassigned to [[Narayan Rane]], another BJP MP from [[Maharashtra]] as a part of cabinet expansion.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Nitin Jairam Gadkari&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-Nitin Gadkari.ogg|n|i|t|i|n|_|g|ʌ|d|k|ʌ|ˈ|r|i}}; born 27 May 1957) is an Indian politician from [[Maharashtra]]&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;indiatoday.in&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/nagpur-election-result-2019-nitin-gadkari-nana-patole-1532886-2019-05-23 | title=Nagpur Election Results 2019: Nitin Gadkari defeats Congress&#039;s Nana Patole | access-date=1 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601075157/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/nagpur-election-result-2019-nitin-gadkari-nana-patole-1532886-2019-05-23 | archive-date=1 June 2019 | url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; who is the current [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Minister for Road Transport &amp;amp; Highways]] in the [[Government of India]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-19/india/28067924_1_rajnath-singh-nitin-gadkari-bjp-president|title=Rajnath steps down, Gadkari takes over as BJP president|access-date=1 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025150732/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-19/india/28067924_1_rajnath-singh-nitin-gadkari-bjp-president|archive-date=25 October 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is also the longest serving [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Minister for Road Transport &amp;amp; Highways]] currently running his tenure for over 7 years.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2021-06-10|title=Highway construction’s pace bulldozes pandemic barriers! Sets new record|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/roadways/highway-constructions-pace-bulldozes-pandemic-barriers-sets-new-record/2268518/|access-date=2021-07-14|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Gadkari earlier served as the President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) from 2009 to 2013.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19975645 | publisher=BBC News | title=Profile: Nitin Gadkari | date=23 January 2013 | access-date=20 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101094121/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19975645 | archive-date=1 November 2018 | url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is also known for his work as the Public Works Department Minister of the State of [[Maharashtra]], where, under his leadership, a series of roads, highways and [[Overpass|flyovers]] across the state were constructed – including the [[Mumbai-Pune Expressway]], India&#039;s first six-lane concrete, high-speed expressway.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/mumbai/ |title=Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India |publisher=Road Traffic Technology |access-date=21 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002124346/http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/mumbai |archive-date=2 October 2017 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/bjps_new_chief_seen_as_moderniser.php|title=BJP&#039;s new chief seen as moderniser|access-date=19 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223000912/http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/bjps_new_chief_seen_as_moderniser.php|archive-date=23 December 2009|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Gadkari is closely associated with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS), which is headquartered in his home constituency of Nagpur.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/opinion-a-theory-about-the-sudden-rise-of-nitin-gadkari-1554059463808.html|title=Opinion: A theory about the sudden rise of Nitin Gadkari|last=Joseph|first=Manu|date=1 April 2019|website=livemint.com|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718230246/https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/opinion-a-theory-about-the-sudden-rise-of-nitin-gadkari-1554059463808.html|archive-date=18 July 2019|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/politics/nitin-gadkari-bjp-narendra-modi-amit-shah-rss|title=RSS is Likely Using Nitin Gadkari to Divide and Rule the BJP|website=The Wire|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718230242/https://thewire.in/politics/nitin-gadkari-bjp-narendra-modi-amit-shah-rss|archive-date=18 July 2019|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/gadkari-rsss-blue-eyed-boy-who-talks-like-a-congressi-may-be-bjps-answer-to-alliance-trouble-1985347.html|title=I&#039;ll be There For You: Why RSS Trusts Gadkari to Win Alliance Partners and Influence Opponents|website=News18|date=28 December 2018|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718230242/https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/gadkari-rsss-blue-eyed-boy-who-talks-like-a-congressi-may-be-bjps-answer-to-alliance-trouble-1985347.html|archive-date=18 July 2019|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He currently represents the [[Nagpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagpur constituency]] in the [[Lok Sabha]], and is a lawyer by occupation. 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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Nitin Jairam Gadkari&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-Nitin Gadkari.ogg|n|i|t|i|n|_|g|ʌ|d|k|ʌ|ˈ|r|i}}; born 27 May 1957) is an Indian politician from [[Maharashtra]]&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;indiatoday.in&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/nagpur-election-result-2019-nitin-gadkari-nana-patole-1532886-2019-05-23 | title=Nagpur Election Results 2019: Nitin Gadkari defeats Congress&#039;s Nana Patole | access-date=1 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601075157/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/nagpur-election-result-2019-nitin-gadkari-nana-patole-1532886-2019-05-23 | archive-date=1 June 2019 | url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; who is the current [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Minister for Road Transport &amp;amp; Highways]] in the [[Government of India]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-19/india/28067924_1_rajnath-singh-nitin-gadkari-bjp-president|title=Rajnath steps down, Gadkari takes over as BJP president|access-date=1 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025150732/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-19/india/28067924_1_rajnath-singh-nitin-gadkari-bjp-president|archive-date=25 October 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is also the longest serving [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Minister for Road Transport &amp;amp; Highways]] currently running his tenure for over 7 years.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2021-06-10|title=Highway construction’s pace bulldozes pandemic barriers! Sets new record|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/roadways/highway-constructions-pace-bulldozes-pandemic-barriers-sets-new-record/2268518/|access-date=2021-07-14|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Gadkari earlier served as the President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) from 2009 to 2013.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19975645 | publisher=BBC News | title=Profile: Nitin Gadkari | date=23 January 2013 | access-date=20 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101094121/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19975645 | archive-date=1 November 2018 | url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is also known for his work as the Public Works Department Minister of the State of [[Maharashtra]], where, under his leadership, a series of roads, highways and [[Overpass|flyovers]] across the state were constructed – including the [[Mumbai-Pune Expressway]], India&#039;s first six-lane concrete, high-speed expressway.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/mumbai/ |title=Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India |publisher=Road Traffic Technology |access-date=21 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002124346/http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/mumbai |archive-date=2 October 2017 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/bjps_new_chief_seen_as_moderniser.php|title=BJP&#039;s new chief seen as moderniser|access-date=19 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223000912/http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/bjps_new_chief_seen_as_moderniser.php|archive-date=23 December 2009|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Gadkari is closely associated with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS), which is headquartered in his home constituency of Nagpur.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/opinion-a-theory-about-the-sudden-rise-of-nitin-gadkari-1554059463808.html|title=Opinion: A theory about the sudden rise of Nitin Gadkari|last=Joseph|first=Manu|date=1 April 2019|website=livemint.com|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718230246/https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/opinion-a-theory-about-the-sudden-rise-of-nitin-gadkari-1554059463808.html|archive-date=18 July 2019|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/politics/nitin-gadkari-bjp-narendra-modi-amit-shah-rss|title=RSS is Likely Using Nitin Gadkari to Divide and Rule the BJP|website=The Wire|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718230242/https://thewire.in/politics/nitin-gadkari-bjp-narendra-modi-amit-shah-rss|archive-date=18 July 2019|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/gadkari-rsss-blue-eyed-boy-who-talks-like-a-congressi-may-be-bjps-answer-to-alliance-trouble-1985347.html|title=I&#039;ll be There For You: Why RSS Trusts Gadkari to Win Alliance Partners and Influence Opponents|website=News18|date=28 December 2018|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718230242/https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/gadkari-rsss-blue-eyed-boy-who-talks-like-a-congressi-may-be-bjps-answer-to-alliance-trouble-1985347.html|archive-date=18 July 2019|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He currently represents the [[Nagpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagpur constituency]] in the [[Lok Sabha]], and is a lawyer by occupation. During the cabinet reshuffle on 7th July 2021 the portfolio for [[Ministry of MSME]] which was under him was reassigned to [[Narayan Rane]], another BJP MP from [[Maharashtra]] as a part of cabinet expansion.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Nitin Jairam Gadkari&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-Nitin Gadkari.ogg|n|i|t|i|n|_|g|ʌ|d|k|ʌ|ˈ|r|i}}; born 27 May 1957) is an Indian politician from [[Maharashtra]]&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;indiatoday.in&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/nagpur-election-result-2019-nitin-gadkari-nana-patole-1532886-2019-05-23 | title=Nagpur Election Results 2019: Nitin Gadkari defeats Congress&#039;s Nana Patole | access-date=1 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601075157/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/nagpur-election-result-2019-nitin-gadkari-nana-patole-1532886-2019-05-23 | archive-date=1 June 2019 | url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; who is the current [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Minister for Road Transport &amp;amp; Highways]] in the [[Government of India]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-19/india/28067924_1_rajnath-singh-nitin-gadkari-bjp-president|title=Rajnath steps down, Gadkari takes over as BJP president|access-date=1 July 2013|archive-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://fdtbio.online/nitin-gadkari-from-student-leader-to-union-minister-know-the-journey-and-record-of-nitin-gadkari/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025150732/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-19/india/28067924_1_rajnath-singh-nitin-gadkari-bjp-president|archive-date=25 October 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is also the longest serving [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Minister for Road Transport &amp;amp; Highways]] currently running his tenure for over 7 years.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2021-06-10|title=Highway construction’s pace bulldozes pandemic barriers! Sets new record|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/roadways/highway-constructions-pace-bulldozes-pandemic-barriers-sets-new-record/2268518/|access-date=2021-07-14|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Gadkari earlier served as the President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) from 2009 to 2013.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19975645 | publisher=BBC News | title=Profile: Nitin Gadkari | date=23 January 2013 | access-date=20 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101094121/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19975645 | archive-date=1 November 2018 | url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is also known for his work as the Public Works Department Minister of the State of [[Maharashtra]], where, under his leadership, a series of roads, highways and [[Overpass|flyovers]] across the state were constructed – including the [[Mumbai-Pune Expressway]], India&#039;s first six-lane concrete, high-speed expressway.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/mumbai/ |title=Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India |publisher=Road Traffic Technology |access-date=21 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002124346/http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/mumbai |archive-date=2 October 2017 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/bjps_new_chief_seen_as_moderniser.php|title=BJP&#039;s new chief seen as moderniser|access-date=19 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223000912/http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/bjps_new_chief_seen_as_moderniser.php|archive-date=23 December 2009|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Gadkari is closely associated with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS), which is headquartered in his home constituency of Nagpur.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/opinion-a-theory-about-the-sudden-rise-of-nitin-gadkari-1554059463808.html|title=Opinion: A theory about the sudden rise of Nitin Gadkari|last=Joseph|first=Manu|date=1 April 2019|website=livemint.com|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718230246/https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/opinion-a-theory-about-the-sudden-rise-of-nitin-gadkari-1554059463808.html|archive-date=18 July 2019|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/politics/nitin-gadkari-bjp-narendra-modi-amit-shah-rss|title=RSS is Likely Using Nitin Gadkari to Divide and Rule the BJP|website=The Wire|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718230242/https://thewire.in/politics/nitin-gadkari-bjp-narendra-modi-amit-shah-rss|archive-date=18 July 2019|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/gadkari-rsss-blue-eyed-boy-who-talks-like-a-congressi-may-be-bjps-answer-to-alliance-trouble-1985347.html|title=I&#039;ll be There For You: Why RSS Trusts Gadkari to Win Alliance Partners and Influence Opponents|website=News18|date=28 December 2018|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718230242/https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/gadkari-rsss-blue-eyed-boy-who-talks-like-a-congressi-may-be-bjps-answer-to-alliance-trouble-1985347.html|archive-date=18 July 2019|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He currently represents the [[Nagpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagpur constituency]] in the [[Lok Sabha]], and is a lawyer by occupation. During the cabinet reshuffle on 7th July 2021 the portfolio for [[Ministry of MSME]] which was under him was reassigned to [[Narayan Rane]], another BJP MP from [[Maharashtra]] as a part of cabinet expansion.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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