Before Devendra Fadnavis took over as Maharashtra's Chief Minister in 2014, the highest government post that he had held was Mayor of Nagpur. There were concerns about the young BJP leader's lack of administrative experience and political acumen to govern India's economically most important state. Now in the final months of his five-year term as CM, Fadnavis has proved his critics wrong by weathering the worst crisis the state faced including back-to-back droughts, the Maratha agitation and constant sniping by alliance partner Shiv Sena. India Today Insight by Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa decodes the secret sauce behind Fadnavis' success.