Omprakash Kadu/Bacchu Kadu

Omprakash Babarao "Bachchu" Kadu (born 5 July 1970) is a member of the Shiv Sena and founder of the former Prahar Janshakti Party and also a former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Achalpur, Maharashtra, India. Achalpur assembly constituency is a part of Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency). He was elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for four consecutive terms from 2004 to 2024, before losing in 2024 election. He was President of Divyang Mantralaya (Ministry) Maharashtra State (Cabinet Minister Rank).

Career On 19 October 2014, Kadu won the assembly election, defeating congress candidate Bablu Deshmukh by more than 10000 votes. This was the first time in Achalpur assembly elections that a candidate won three times in succession. In 2019, he won the assembly election by a total of 81,252 votes which is 44% of the total votes polled. In the 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 a leader of Prahar Janshakti Party. He is part of the newly formed MahaVikas Aaghadi or MVA, 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.

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

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

In the 2024 Lok sabha 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.

In 2026, his party was merged into Shiv Sena

Positions held 1997: Elected as member of Panchayat Samiti Later in 1997: Elected as Chandurbazar Panchayat Samiti 1999: Founded Prahar Janshakti Party party for Farmers development of Maharashtra. 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) Later in 2019: Swear in as minister of state in Uddhav 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 2020: Appointed guardian minister of Akola district 2022: Appointment as President of Divyang Mantralaya (Cabinet Minister) Rank Status of Maharashtra from 25 May 2023 till 26 November 2024. 2024: Lost the election from Achalpur Assembly constituency by narrow margin of 12,131 votes. 2026: He Joined Shiv Sena on 30th April 2026 again after 27 years in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and Cabinet minister of Maharashtra government Uday Samant.