He is fast when he is in the driver's seat, be it mean machines or the state government and party affairs. He gets furious when he is accused of things that he thinks are unwarranted and baseless, but because he doesn't have a politician's ego, as he puts it, he manages to keep cool and play any given situation. Two years in the saddle have taught Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis how to negotiate the highs and lows, and face a bumpy ride, if any, in the days to come.

A class apart
Fadnavis has outshone all his non-BJP predecessors in the past four decades and, at the same time, emerged as a challenge to big shots within his own party. Leading BJP to a stellar performance in the recent mini Assembly elections, in which about 80% of the state's total voters were registered and 65% voted, has surely added some more shine to the crown his high command put on him in October 2014.