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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bachchu Kadu
| image = Clipped image 20241021 200700.png
| office = [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Minister of State]]<br/>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
| term_start = 30 December 2019
| term_end = 27 June 2022
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| 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 Other Backward Classes (Maharashtra)|Other Backward Classes]]
* [[Ministry of Other Backward Bahujan Welfare (Maharashtra)|Other Backward Bahujan Welfare]]
* [[Ministry of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (Maharashtra)|Socially and Educationally Backward Classes]]
* [[Ministry of Vimukta Jati (Maharashtra)|Vimukta Jati]]
* [[Ministry of Nomadic Tribes (Maharashtra)|Nomadic Tribes]]
* [[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]]
| governor = [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| predecessor =
| office2 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 13 October 2004
| term_end2 = 20 November 2024
| predecessor2 = [[Vasudhatai Pundlikrao Deshmukh]]
| successor2 = [[Pravin Tayade]]
| constituency2 = [[Achalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Achalpur]]
| office3 = President of [[Ministry of Disability Welfare (Maharashtra)|Divyang Mantralaya (Cabinet Minister Status) Disability Welfare Ministry]] of Maharashtra
| term_start3 = 25 May 2023
| term_end3 = 4 January 2025
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1970|7|5}}
| party =
| nationality = Indian
| website =
}}

'''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>

==Career==
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>

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>

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 | India News|work=Times of India| date=22 April 2017 }}</ref>

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>

==Positions held==
* 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<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 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==
*[[Uddhav Thackeray ministry]]

==External links==
*[http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/legislator-bacchu-kadu-feted-with-efficient-mla-award-116030900626_1.html/html MLA Award For Bacchu Kadu]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20191128203615/https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/maha-mla-bachchu-kadu-arrested-for-assault-on-govt-officer/story-bKTDyqYoTA1hvy5cXS0zwM.html/html Government officer beat by MLA due to Corruptipon]
*[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]
*[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]

==References==
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[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2004–2009]]
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[[Category:People from Amravati district]]
[[Category:Prahar Janshakti Party politicians]]

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