
Jul 28, 2026
✦Indian Express
Mumbai Diary | Was Fadnavis considered for Pradhan's post?
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis was offered the Union education minister post after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned. Fadnavis turned down the offer and said he wanted to continue in Maharashtra politics till 2029. The party leadership wanted him to push the RSS education agenda, but he chose to remain chief minister instead.