The big-bang Gadkari wedding celebrations
BJP President Nitin Gadkari's son Nikhil married 22-year-old Rutuja Pathak at the Rajwada Palace Hotel in Nagpur.
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For Friday night's reception, 15,000 guests joined the festivities at the Vidarbha Cricket Association ground. BJP chief ministers were present; senior party leaders like LK Advani attended. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi arrived on a chartered flight. BJP MP and actor Hema Malini was also seen.
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The other bigwigs who attended the ceremony are BJP leader LK Advani, warring Thackerays - Raj and Uddhav, television actor Smruti Irani and Poonam Dhillon, NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal. Also present were the Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, controversy ridden Karnataka Chief Minister Yeddyurappa, and Rajnath Singh.
Among the big-gun industrialists present were the Hinduja brothers, Rahul Bajaj. BCCI President Shashank Manohar and President Pratibha Patil's son and state MLA Rajendra Shekhawat also graced the occasion.