Achalpur assembly seat of Maharashtra is also known in the entire state because of the strong leader of Prahar Janshakti Party, Bachchu Kadu. Who has been representing this area continuously since 2004. Bachchu Kadu has also won thrice as an independent candidate till 2019. His war of words with Navneet Rana, former MP from Amravati region and contesting on the Bharatiya Janata Party ticket in 2024, is well known. Both have been making many allegations and counter-allegations against each other from the open platform.
On October 2014, Kadu won the assembly elections by defeating Congress candidate Bablu Deshmukh by more than 10000 votes. This was the first time in the Achalpur assembly elections that a candidate won three times in a row. In the 2019 elections, he won the assembly elections by a total of 81,252 votes, which is 44% of the total voters. He is the first candidate to be elected for the fourth consecutive time in the Achalpur Assembly elections. He is the leader of Prahar Janshakti Party.
He is part of the newly formed Mahavikas Aghadi or MVA. A banner called Prahar Yuvashakti Sangathan which became Prahar Party. He then rebelled against the MVA along with Eknath Shinde in the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis.
In March 2023, he courted controversy when he said that stray dogs should be sent to Assam to be eaten for dog meat. Bachchu Kadu’s Prahar Janshakti Party has given its candidate from Amravati constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The move has been taken in response to the BJP announcing the candidature of controversial candidate Navneet Rana.
Bachchu Kadu has been the Minister of State for five ministries each – Water Resources, School Education, Labour, Women and Child Welfare and Free Nomadic Caste Tribal Welfare in the Uddhav Thackeray government. After this, during the rebellion of Eknath Shinde, he joined the Shinde group.
As much as Bachchu Kadu is popular among the common people, he is equally infamous for scuffles, fights and misbehavior with the officials. Till now Bachchu Kadu has provided free treatment to about 70-75 thousand people. He himself has donated blood hundreds of times. To provide timely treatment to the people, it is necessary to have an ambulance arrangement in their constituency. Bachchu Kadu bought a car on loan without interest. Then he sold it, bought an ambulance and inaugurated it.
BJP leader Navneet Rana called blackmailer and betel nut dealer
After the defeat in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, BJP leader Navneet Rana has once again put the blame of his defeat on Bachchu Kadu. Along with this, Navneet Rana alleged that Bachchu Kadu takes contract to bring people down. Navneet Rana has even called Bachchu Kadu a blackmailer. Let us know who is Bachchu Kadu and why is Navneet Rana angry over this before the Maharashtra Assembly?
Bachchu and Navneet Rana
Let us tell you that the political rivalry between Bachchu Kadu and BJP leader Navneet Rana as well as Ravi Rana is well known. It is common for the two to often argue and criticize each other.
Rana held Bachchu responsible for his defeat
Navneet Rana, who faced defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, has blamed Bachchu Kadu for her defeat because despite being a part of the Grand Alliance, he had fielded his party’s candidate.
Bitter attack by Rana
Now during the Dahi Handi program in Patrawada, Amravati, Navneet Rana strongly criticized Bachchu Kadu and also talked about taking revenge in future. He described Kadu as a brave but betel nut and destructive leader.
take betel nut to make people fall
Navneet Rana said, “I have come for the first time after losing the Lok Sabha. Some brave betel nut takers have taken the contract to topple me. Rana said, we have some brothers here, who take the contract to topple someone. Do you know? Everyone knows who they are.
Bacchu bitter betel nut brave leader
Navneet Rana, without naming MLA Bachchu Kadu, alleged that he has arranged employment for seven generations of his family, while neglecting the people of Achalpur. Rana questioned whether Supari Bahadur would be thrown out of the constituency in this election. Will Supari Bahadara be excluded from Achalpur constituency or not? He also called Kadu as Toddy Bahadur, blackmailer, betel nut dealer, hypocrite and Garudi.