Overview
- Legislative records reported on Monday show Devendra Fadnavis has reached 2,430 cumulative days as chief minister, overtaking Sharad Pawar's 2,412 days.
- Fadnavis reached the total through three non-continuous stints: his first term from October 31, 2014 to November 2019, a brief return in November 2019, and a third term begun on December 5, 2024.
- At a July 13 BJP press briefing, state spokesperson Navnath Ban described Fadnavis as an 'infrastructure man' and highlighted completed projects such as the Mumbai Metro, Coastal Road, Samruddhi Mahamarg and BDD Chawl redevelopment.
- Ban also reiterated welfare claims including a farm loan-waiver figure and a pledge to raise Ladki Bahin Yojana payments from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,100 per month while alleging the Congress sought legal action to halt the scheme; those party-sourced assertions were reported but not independently verified in the coverage.
- The milestone places Fadnavis third behind Vasantrao Naik (4,096 days) and Vilasrao Deshmukh (2,686 days) and gives the BJP a messaging boost it can use to argue continuity in governance as Fadnavis' cumulative total grows if he remains in office.