<p>Devendra Fadnavis’ catchphrase or rather declaration ‘<em>me punha yein</em>’ (I will be back!) - has been realised - not once but twice.</p>.<p><br />Though he had been chief minister and then Leader of Opposition and now had to settle as deputy chief minister - he is emerging stronger in the BJP.<br /><br />He has managed to take the revenge for what happened in October-November 2019 when chief ministership was snatched from him by Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar, who crafted the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) with assistance from Congress.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/opposition-parties-back-sharad-pawar-after-ajit-pawar-joins-nda-in-maharashtra-1233250.html" target="_blank">Opposition parties back Sharad Pawar after Ajit Pawar joins NDA in Maharashtra</a></strong><br /><br />Today in the Eknath Shinde-led government - he has the large components of not only the Balasaheb Thackeray-founded Shiv Sena but also Sharad Pawar-founded NCP.<br /><br />The phrase - ‘<em>me punha yein</em>’ - had become popular during the run up to the 2019 Assembly polls in Maharashtra, when Fadnavis as chief minister toured the state.<br /><br />Though Shiv Sena did not like it and NCP-Congress ridiculed him - and, it became a matter of joke and memes, he returned as CM along with Ajit Pawar as his deputy - but the government lasted for just 80 hours.<br /><br />A shrewd politician and a man of patience, Fadnavis - often described as “Chanakya” - is a man of "surgical strikes".<br /><br />It was on May 1, 2022 that Fadnavis and his banker-wife Amruta, appeared in a TV show. “I used to say - '<em>me punah yein</em>' - looking at the response of the people (during meetings and rallies)... However, some people threw the spanner in the wheel….But let me tell you -'<em>me punha yein</em>'….I will come again, and for sure.”<br /><br />The leader with a 'Mr Clean' image and a face of 'common man', Devendra ji, as he is popularly known, surpassed many stalwarts in Maharashtra politics.<br /><br />Hailing from Nagpur, Fadnavis, a five-term MLA since 1999, and has the full backing of the RSS.<br /><br />While heading the government from 2014-2019, he had punctured the Opposition and kept ally Shiv Sena in good humour.<br /><br />A Brahmin in the Maratha-dominated politics of the state, he has carved a niche for himself.</p>
<p>Devendra Fadnavis’ catchphrase or rather declaration ‘<em>me punha yein</em>’ (I will be back!) - has been realised - not once but twice.</p>.<p><br />Though he had been chief minister and then Leader of Opposition and now had to settle as deputy chief minister - he is emerging stronger in the BJP.<br /><br />He has managed to take the revenge for what happened in October-November 2019 when chief ministership was snatched from him by Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar, who crafted the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) with assistance from Congress.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/opposition-parties-back-sharad-pawar-after-ajit-pawar-joins-nda-in-maharashtra-1233250.html" target="_blank">Opposition parties back Sharad Pawar after Ajit Pawar joins NDA in Maharashtra</a></strong><br /><br />Today in the Eknath Shinde-led government - he has the large components of not only the Balasaheb Thackeray-founded Shiv Sena but also Sharad Pawar-founded NCP.<br /><br />The phrase - ‘<em>me punha yein</em>’ - had become popular during the run up to the 2019 Assembly polls in Maharashtra, when Fadnavis as chief minister toured the state.<br /><br />Though Shiv Sena did not like it and NCP-Congress ridiculed him - and, it became a matter of joke and memes, he returned as CM along with Ajit Pawar as his deputy - but the government lasted for just 80 hours.<br /><br />A shrewd politician and a man of patience, Fadnavis - often described as “Chanakya” - is a man of "surgical strikes".<br /><br />It was on May 1, 2022 that Fadnavis and his banker-wife Amruta, appeared in a TV show. “I used to say - '<em>me punah yein</em>' - looking at the response of the people (during meetings and rallies)... However, some people threw the spanner in the wheel….But let me tell you -'<em>me punha yein</em>'….I will come again, and for sure.”<br /><br />The leader with a 'Mr Clean' image and a face of 'common man', Devendra ji, as he is popularly known, surpassed many stalwarts in Maharashtra politics.<br /><br />Hailing from Nagpur, Fadnavis, a five-term MLA since 1999, and has the full backing of the RSS.<br /><br />While heading the government from 2014-2019, he had punctured the Opposition and kept ally Shiv Sena in good humour.<br /><br />A Brahmin in the Maratha-dominated politics of the state, he has carved a niche for himself.</p>