Nitin Jairam Gadkari is an Indian politician relected 2nd Term in 2019 in 17th Lok Sabha and the current Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Government of India. Gadkari earlier served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2010-2013. He is also known for the works during his tenure as a Public Works Department Minister in the state of Maharashtra when he constructed a series of roads, highways and flyovers across the state including the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India's first six-lane concrete, high-speed, access controlled tolled expressway. Nitin Gadkari served as the Minister of Public Works Department (PWD) of the Government of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999 and restructured it from top to bottom. He has served as the president of the Maharashtra BJP. Following positions has also been held by Nitin Gadkari during his political career : He became the Secretary of Vidharbha region in 1979. He later held all positions in the Nagpur University student council. He was the secretary in 1985 of the BJP Nagpur city. He became MLC for four consecutive years. He was the General Secretary of BJP in Maharashtra when he was 35. He became the President of BJP Maharashtra state in 2004. He became the High Power Committee for Privatization in Maharashtra in 1995 to 99. From 1995 to 1999 he was the Founder, Chairman in MSRDC Ltd. From 1995 to 1999 he was the guarding Minister of Nagpur district. He was the chairman of the mining policy implementation committee in Maharashtra from 1995 to 99. He was the chairman of National Rural Road Development Committee, Government of India in 1995 to 99. He became the Chairman of Metropolis Beautification Committee of Maharashtra. On May 26, 2014, Nitin Gadkari became the Union Minister for Surface Transport & Shipping in the Government of India.