From Gadkari’s protégé to Fadnavis’s trusted lieutenant, Chandrashekhar Bawankule’s journey captures shifting power equations within the Maharashtra BJP. By the time Maharashtra politics reaches its next important turn, Chandrashekhar Bawankule may find himself playing a role considerably larger than that of a Revenue Minister. His journey from a grassroots OBC leader shaped by Nitin Gadkari’s political influence to a trusted lieutenant of Devendra Fadnavis, offers an instruc