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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| name                = Bachchu Kadu
| name                = Bachchu Kadu
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| image              =  
| office              = [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Minister of State]]<br/>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
| caption            =
| office              = [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Minister of State]]<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
| term_start          = 30 December 2019
| term_start          = 30 December 2019
| term_end            =  
| term_end            = 27 June 2022
| minister            = *[[Ministry of Water Resources (Maharashtra)|Water Resources.]]<br />
| 1blankname          = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
*[[Ministry of Command Area Development (Maharashtra)|Command Area Development.]]
| 1namedata          = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
* [[Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)|School Education]].
| 2blankname          = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Deputy CM]]
| 2namedata          = [[Ajit Pawar]]
| 3blankname          = Guardian Minister
| 3namedata          = [[Akola district|Akola District]]
| minister            = * [[Ministry of Water Resources (Maharashtra)|Water Resources.]]
* [[Ministry of Command Area Development (Maharashtra)|Command Area Development.]]
* [[Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)|School Education]]
* [[Ministry of Woman and Child Development Government of Maharashtra|Woman and Child Development.]]
* [[Ministry of Woman and Child Development Government of Maharashtra|Woman and Child Development.]]
*[[Ministry of Other Backward Classes (Maharashtra)|Other Backward Classes]]
* [[Ministry of Other Backward Classes (Maharashtra)|Other Backward Classes]]
*[[Ministry of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (Maharashtra)|Socially and Educationally Backward Classes]]
* [[Ministry of Other Backward Bahujan Welfare (Maharashtra)|Other Backward Bahujan Welfare]]
*[[Ministry of Vimukta Jati (Maharashtra)|Vimukta Jati]]
* [[Ministry of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (Maharashtra)|Socially and Educationally Backward Classes]]
*[[Ministry of Nomadic Tribes (Maharashtra)|Nomadic Tribes]]
* [[Ministry of Vimukta Jati (Maharashtra)|Vimukta Jati]]
*[[Ministry of Special Backward Classes Welfare (Maharashtra)| Special Backward Classes Welfare]]
* [[Ministry of Nomadic Tribes (Maharashtra)|Nomadic Tribes]]
*[[Ministry of Majority Welfare Development (Maharashtra)|Majority Welfare Development]]
* [[Ministry of Special Backward Classes Welfare (Maharashtra)|Special Backward Classes Welfare]]
* [[Ministry of Majority Welfare Development (Maharashtra)|Majority Welfare Development]]
* [[Ministry of Labour (Maharashtra)|Labour]]
* [[Ministry of Labour (Maharashtra)|Labour]]
| 1blankname          = Chief Minister
| 1namedata          = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| governor            = [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| governor            = [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| predecessor        =  
| predecessor        =  
| office2            = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| office2            = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2        = 2004
| term_start2        = 13 October 2004
| term_end2          =  
| term_end2          = 20 November 2024
| predecessor2        = [[Vasudhatai Pundlikrao Deshmukh]]
| predecessor2        = [[Vasudhatai Pundlikrao Deshmukh]]
| successor2          =  
| successor2          = [[Pravin Tayade]]
| constituency2      = [[Achalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Achalpur]]
| constituency2      = [[Achalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Achalpur]]
| birth_date          = 5 July 1970
| office3 = President of [[Ministry of Disability Welfare (Maharashtra)|Divyang Mantralaya (Cabinet Minister Status) Disability Welfare Ministry]] of Maharashtra
| party              = [[Prahar Janshakti Party]]
| term_start3 = 25 May 2023
| term_end3 = 4 January 2025
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=y|1970|7|5}}
| party              =  
| nationality        = Indian
| nationality        = Indian
| website            =  
| website            =  
| office1            =
| Public Relation Officer = [[Amit Ishwar Wankhade]]
}}
}}


'''Omprakash Babarao Kadu''' is an independent [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from [[Achalpur]], [[Maharashtra]], India. Achalpur assembly constituency is a part of [[Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. He has been elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for four consecutive terms from 2004 to 2019. On 19 October 2014, Kadu won the assembly election, defeating congress candidate Bablu Deshmukh  candidate by more than 10000 votes. This was the first time in Achalpur assembly elections that a candidate won three times in succession.In 2019 election he won the assembly election by total of 81,252 votes which 44% of the total voters.He is the first candidate to be elected for a fourth consecutive term in Achalpur Assembly elections. He is Leader of Prahar Janshakti Party. He is part of Newly formed MahaVikas Aaghadi or MVA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/achalpur.html|title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Achalpur Assembly Constituency}}</ref> His party also got one seat from melghat constituency. Rajkumar patel won election from his party. He took oath  as Minister of state in uddhav thackeray led Mahavikas aghadi government from shivsena quota
'''Omprakash Babarao ""Bachchu" Kadu''' is a founder of [[Prahar Janshakti Party]] and also a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from [[Achalpur]], [[Maharashtra]], India. Achalpur assembly constituency is a part of [[Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. He has been elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for four consecutive terms from 2004 to 2024.
He is currently President of Divyang Mantralaya (Ministry) Maharashtra State (Cabinet Minister Rank). <ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/mla-bachchu-baburao-kadu-gets-2-years-for-assault-on-public-servant/articleshow/98503634.cms|title=Nashik MLA in Jail|newspaper=The Times of India |date=9 March 2023 }}</ref>


He helps many poor patients by taking them to Mumbai for advanced medical treatment and organizes [[blood donation]] camps regularly in his [[constituency]].
==Career==
He helps poor patients by providing them much needed medical aid up to 18 lakh for major surgery. In 2019 maharashtra assembly elections he got elected for fourth consecutive term from achalpur constituency by defeating congress candidate bablu deshmukh by margin of 8000 votes. He sworn in as minister of state in uddhav thackeray led mahavikas aghadi.
On 19 October 2014, Kadu won the assembly election, defeating congress candidate Bablu Deshmukh candidate by more than 10000 votes. This was the first time in Achalpur assembly elections that a candidate won three times in succession. In 2019 election he won the assembly election by total of 81,252 votes which is 44% of the total voters. In 2024 election he lost to BJP candidate by 12,131 votes. He is the first candidate to be elected for a fourth consecutive term in Achalpur Assembly elections. He is leader of Prahar Janshakti Party. He is part of newly formed MahaVikas Aaghadi or MVA,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/achalpur.html|title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Achalpur Assembly Constituency}}</ref> the banner called Prahar Yuvashakti Sanghatana that became the Prahar Party. He then rebelled against MVA along with [[Eknath Shinde]] in [[2022 Maharashtra political crisis]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/maharashtra-crisis-not-eknath-shinde-this-bahubali-minister-may-seek-no-trust-vote-against-uddhav-thackeray-2479098.html/ | title=Zee News: Latest News, Live Breaking News, Today News, India Political News Updates }}</ref>


==Early life==
In March 2023, he sparked controversy when he said stray dogs should be sent to Assam to be eaten for dog meat.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/mla-bachchu-baburao-kadu-gets-2-years-for-assault-on-public-servant/articleshow/98503634.cms|title='Send stray dogs to Assam for consumption': Maharashtra MLA's bizarre advice sparks row|newspaper=The Times of India |date=9 March 2023 }}</ref>
Initially, he was influenced by [[Balasaheb Thackeray]]'s aggressive politics. Hailing from Belora in Chandurbazar taluka. Bachchu first launched an agitation against Jalsa in his village along with his school mates when he was studying in Class 9. In 1997, he successfully contested Panchayat Samiti elections and became Chairman of the Chandurbazar Panchayat Samiti. He exposed the corruption in the toilet scheme. After clashes with the guardian minister, he quit Shiv Sena when he felt that the party did not support him.
When he learned about high incidences of blindness among the old rural folks, he organised a cataract operation camp on the day of election. He and his team donated 350 bottles of blood to KEM Hospital in Mumbai on the occasion of his brother's marriage. He contested the assembly election from achalpur in 1999 and lost by a slender margin of 2,231 votes.<ref>file:///C:/Users/91902/Desktop/123.pdf</ref> But despite not having powers, Bachchu Kadu continued to fight for the common people. He launched a series of agitations like 'auctioning the chairs of inefficient government servants, half burial agitation, Virugiri, Saap Chhodo andolan, Sutli bomb agitation and secured justice for the common people.
He again contested the assembly election in 2004 and defeated the former guardian minister. Now his agitations have got political power. He won the election for the third time in row in 2014 as an independent candidate. He is continuing his series of agitations even after becoming an MLA and has created an image as ‘Aapla Manoos’. His Supporter called him as 'Apna Bhidu Bacchu Kadu'


==Controversies==
On 22 April 2017, [[Punjab]] [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] MP [[Hema Malini]] said she would take action against Kadu for making derogatory comments towards Malini days earlier.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hema-malini-to-take-action-against-maharashtra-mla/articleshow/58318473.cms |title = Bacchu Kadu: Hema Malini to take action against Maharashtra MLA &#124; India News|work=Times of India| date=22 April 2017 }}</ref>
He climbed an overhead water tank with his supporters and threatened to jump down if the police apprehended them in December 2006.
The '[[Sholay]]' styled agitation was Kadu's attempt to draw the attention of the central government to [[Vidarbha]] farmers’ suicides. After senior ministers gave an assurance that Kadu's demands would be taken up for discussion in the state cabinet within a month, Kadu and his followers agreed to end their agitation, 24 hours after they started it. Kadu ended the agitation only after warning deputy Chief Minister [[R.R. Patil]] that if his demands were not considered within a month, he would resume the agitation.


On Friday, 14 January 2011, Kadu slapped a Health Ministry clerk, Chandravdan Hagavane. The [[Maharashtra]] Secretariat employee union responded with a strike. The police station registered a complaint against Kadu.
In Loksabha 2024 elections Bacchu Kadu's [[Prahar Janshakti Party|Prahaar Janshakti]] Party has given a candidate from [[Amravati Lok Sabha constituency|Amravati]] Constituency. This move was taken as a response for [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] announcing candidature of controversial candidate [[Navneet Kaur Rana|Navneet Rana]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 March 2024 |title=BJP's move to field Navneet Rana from Amravati LS seat invites wrath of some 'Mahayuti' constituents |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/maharashtra/bjps-move-to-field-navneet-rana-from-amravati-ls-seat-invites-wrath-of-some-mahayuti-constituents/articleshow/108843383.cms?from=mdr |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
He beat Indian National Party's candidate Wasudha Deshmukh in the assembly election.
Kadu and his followers were working under the banner called Prahar Yuvashakti Sanghatana that became the Prahar Party.
 
On 22 April 2017, [[Punjab]] [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] MP [[Hema Malini]] said she would take action against Kadu for making derogatory comments towards Malini days earlier .In 2019, he entered in a bank premises along with his supporters  and threatened and abused a bank manager. This created an outrage among bankers and they started a social media campaign against Bachhu Kaddu exposing his misbehaviour and uncivilised nature.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hema-malini-to-take-action-against-maharashtra-mla/articleshow/58318473.cms |title = Bacchu Kadu: Hema Malini to take action against Maharashtra MLA &#124; India News|work=Times of India}}</ref>


==Positions held==
==Positions held==
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* 2019: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term)
* 2019: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term)
* 2019: Swear in as minister of state in Udhav Thackeray Government.
* 2019: Swear in as minister of state in Udhav Thackeray Government.
* 2019: Appointed as minister of state for Water Resources (Irrigation) & Command Area Development, School Education, Woman & Child Development, Labour, OBC-SEBC-SBC-VJNT Welfare<ref name = MaharashtraCabinet>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/maharashtra-cabinet-portfolios-announced-dy-cm-ajit-pawar-gets-finance-aaditya-thackeray-allotted-tourism-and-environment-ministry-7861731.html |title= Maharashtra Cabinet portfolios announced}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://marathi.abplive.com/news/mumbai/maharashtra-cabinet-ministry-list-governor-approved-allocation-of-portfolios-proposed-by-cm-uddhav-thackeray-729069 |title= महाराष्ट्र मंत्रिमंडळ खातेवाटप जाहीर}}</ref>
* 2019: Appointed minister of state for Water Resources (Irrigation) & Command Area Development, School Education, Woman & Child Development, Labour, OBC-SEBC-SBC-VJNT Welfare<ref name = MaharashtraCabinet>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/maharashtra-cabinet-portfolios-announced-dy-cm-ajit-pawar-gets-finance-aaditya-thackeray-allotted-tourism-and-environment-ministry-7861731.html |title= Maharashtra Cabinet portfolios announced}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://marathi.abplive.com/news/mumbai/maharashtra-cabinet-ministry-list-governor-approved-allocation-of-portfolios-proposed-by-cm-uddhav-thackeray-729069 |title= महाराष्ट्र मंत्रिमंडळ खातेवाटप जाहीर}}</ref>
* 2020: Appointed as guardian minister of [[Akola district]]<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-maharashtra-govt-appoints-guardian-ministers-for-all-36-districts-aaditya-gets-mumbai-suburban-pune-goes-to-ajit-pawar-2808645 | title = 2020: Maharashtra govt appoints guardian ministers for all 36 districts }}</ref>
* 2020: Appointed guardian minister of [[Akola district]]<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-maharashtra-govt-appoints-guardian-ministers-for-all-36-districts-aaditya-gets-mumbai-suburban-pune-goes-to-ajit-pawar-2808645 | title = 2020: Maharashtra govt appoints guardian ministers for all 36 districts }}</ref>
2022 Appointment as President of [[Ministry of Disability Welfare (Maharashtra)|Divyang Mantralaya (Cabinet Minister)]] Rank Status of Maharashtra.


==See also==
==See also==
[[Uddhav Thackeray ministry]]
*[[Uddhav Thackeray ministry]]


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Bachchu-Kadu/html Times Story]
*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Bachchu-Kadu/html Times Story]
*[http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/maharashtra-mla-bacchu-kadu-granted-bail-by-esplanade-court-asked-to-surrender-passport_1871189.html/html Bacchu Kadu Passport]
*[http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/maharashtra-mla-bacchu-kadu-granted-bail-by-esplanade-court-asked-to-surrender-passport_1871189.html/html Bacchu Kadu Passport]
*[http://www.bhaskar.com/news/MH-PUN-HMU-assembly-winter-session-mla-bacchu-kadu-5189535-PHO.html/html Winter Session news bacchu Kadu]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161129151327/http://www.bhaskar.com/news/MH-PUN-HMU-assembly-winter-session-mla-bacchu-kadu-5189535-PHO.html/html Winter Session news bacchu Kadu]
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:28, 31 December 2025


Bachchu Kadu
Minister of State
Government of Maharashtra
In office
30 December 2019 – 27 June 2022
Minister
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Deputy CMAjit Pawar
Guardian MinisterAkola District
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
13 October 2004 – 20 November 2024
Preceded byVasudhatai Pundlikrao Deshmukh
Succeeded byPravin Tayade
ConstituencyAchalpur
President of Divyang Mantralaya (Cabinet Minister Status) Disability Welfare Ministry of Maharashtra
In office
25 May 2023 – 4 January 2025
Personal details
Born (1970-07-05) 5 July 1970 (age 56)
NationalityIndian

Omprakash Babarao ""Bachchu" Kadu is a founder of Prahar Janshakti Party and also a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Achalpur, Maharashtra, India. Achalpur assembly constituency is a part of Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency). He has been elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for four consecutive terms from 2004 to 2024. He is currently President of Divyang Mantralaya (Ministry) Maharashtra State (Cabinet Minister Rank). [1]

Career[edit | edit source]

On 19 October 2014, Kadu won the assembly election, defeating congress candidate Bablu Deshmukh candidate by more than 10000 votes. This was the first time in Achalpur assembly elections that a candidate won three times in succession. In 2019 election he won the assembly election by total of 81,252 votes which is 44% of the total voters. In 2024 election he lost to BJP candidate by 12,131 votes. He is the first candidate to be elected for a fourth consecutive term in Achalpur Assembly elections. He is leader of Prahar Janshakti Party. He is part of newly formed MahaVikas Aaghadi or MVA,[2] the banner called Prahar Yuvashakti Sanghatana that became the Prahar Party. He then rebelled against MVA along with Eknath Shinde in 2022 Maharashtra political crisis.[3]

In March 2023, he sparked controversy when he said stray dogs should be sent to Assam to be eaten for dog meat.[4]

On 22 April 2017, Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party MP Hema Malini said she would take action against Kadu for making derogatory comments towards Malini days earlier.[5]

In Loksabha 2024 elections Bacchu Kadu's Prahaar Janshakti Party has given a candidate from Amravati Constituency. This move was taken as a response for BJP announcing candidature of controversial candidate Navneet Rana.[6]

Positions held[edit | edit source]

  • 1997: Elected as member of Panchayat Samiti
  • 1997: Elected as Chandurbazar Panchayat Samiti
  • 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term)
  • 2009: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term)
  • 2014: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term)
  • 2019: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term)
  • 2019: Swear in as minister of state in Udhav Thackeray Government.
  • 2019: Appointed minister of state for Water Resources (Irrigation) & Command Area Development, School Education, Woman & Child Development, Labour, OBC-SEBC-SBC-VJNT Welfare[7][8]
  • 2020: Appointed guardian minister of Akola district[9]

2022 Appointment as President of Divyang Mantralaya (Cabinet Minister) Rank Status of Maharashtra.

See also[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Nashik MLA in Jail". The Times of India. 9 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Achalpur Assembly Constituency".
  3. ↑ "Zee News: Latest News, Live Breaking News, Today News, India Political News Updates".
  4. ↑ "'Send stray dogs to Assam for consumption': Maharashtra MLA's bizarre advice sparks row". The Times of India. 9 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bacchu Kadu: Hema Malini to take action against Maharashtra MLA | India News". Times of India. 22 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "BJP's move to field Navneet Rana from Amravati LS seat invites wrath of some 'Mahayuti' constituents". The Economic Times. 28 March 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Maharashtra Cabinet portfolios announced".
  8. ↑ "महाराष्ट्र मंत्रिमंडळ खातेवाटप जाहीर".
  9. ↑ "2020: Maharashtra govt appoints guardian ministers for all 36 districts".
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