Archive · 3 Aug 2026
BJP Eyes Fadnavis for Union Education Post
The BJP wants to move Maharashtra’s chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, to a job in the national government.
They want him to be the education minister in Delhi.
A senior Congress leader, Harshwardhan Sapkal, said the move is to push the BJP’s ideas into education.
The plan is tied to a debate in Maharashtra about how many languages should be taught.
If Fadnavis gets the job, the BJP could change how schools teach languages and other subjects.
BJP and RSS are reportedly seeking to move Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to the Union cabinet.
Senior Congress leader Harshwardhan Sapkal claims the move aims to advance the BJP’s ideological agenda.
Sapkal says Fadnavis is being considered for the Union education minister position.
The push is linked to the controversy over Maharashtra’s three‑language policy and Hindi.
The plan would allow the BJP to influence national education policy.
- Who
- Devendra Fadnavis, Harshwardhan Sapkal, Bharatiya Janata Party, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
- What
- BJP seeks to appoint Fadnavis as Union Education Minister
- When
- August 3, 2024
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- Why
- to advance BJP’s ideological agenda and influence national education policy
- Candidate
- Devendra Fadnavis
- Proposed Position
- Union Education Minister
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Source
- Harshwardhan Sapkal
- Date
- August 3, 2024