The Maharashtra chief minister spent over an hour interacting with villagers, discussing crop losses, irrigation shortages and the government's support plans. Maharashtra Ministers to Celebrate Diwali with Drought-Hit Farmers, CM Fadnavis Announces - Nagpur, Maharashtra: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Saturday that all state ministers. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stayed at a farmer home in Nagpur to assess crop losses and announced permits for drilling borewells.