Twenty-five years in public life — and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis wants every citizen to pause and take stock. On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, Fadnavis took to X to mark what he called a 'rich journey of service, resolve, and dedication' as Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes 25 years of political leadership under the banner #25YearsOfSeva.

Writing in Marathi, Fadnavis described how special articles published across multiple newspapers captured the arc of Modi's political life — from its early chapters to its current national scale. 'सेवा, संकल्प आणि समर्पण' ('service, resolve, and dedication'), he wrote, framing the anniversary not as a partisan milestone but as an occasion to survey a body of work.

Seven pillars Fadnavis says define the Modi era

The CM's post lists seven specific domains in which he argues Modi's leadership has left a mark: nation-building, self-reliance (Aatmanirbharta), infrastructure, technology, social inclusion, women's empowerment, and cultural heritage. The list tracks closely with the flagship programme vocabulary of the past decade — from Make in India and Digital India to PM Awas Yojana and the National Education Policy — though Fadnavis does not name specific schemes in this post.

Fadnavis also flags what he calls Modi's 'special relationship with Maharashtra,' noting that the PM's guidance has been integral to the state's own development trajectory. Maharashtra, India's most industrialised state and home to the country's financial capital Mumbai, has been a major recipient of central infrastructure spending — including metro rail corridors, port upgrades, and highway projects — making the political bond between Nagpur-born Fadnavis and the PM more than ceremonial.

Why Fadnavis penned his own article

Crucially, Fadnavis is not merely pointing to coverage — he is calling attention to his own article, published in multiple newspapers to coincide with the anniversary. 'Do read my article in various newspapers,' he wrote, asking followers to engage with the longer-form tribute. The move is consistent with a trend among senior BJP leaders of using milestone anniversaries as editorial moments, blending political tribute with governance narrative to reach audiences beyond social media.

The #25YearsOfSeva campaign marks Modi's entry into full-time electoral politics in 2001, when he was appointed Chief Minister of Gujarat — a role that would later become the launchpad for two consecutive national mandates in 2014 and 2019, and a third in 2024. For Fadnavis, who leads the BJP's most electorally significant state, publicly anchoring himself to that narrative carries clear political weight heading into Maharashtra's own governance calendar.

Twenty-five years of one leader's arc, compressed into a newspaper column and a Marathi tweet — and a Chief Minister making sure his home state reads every word.