Bachchu Kadu

Omprakash Babarao Kadu is an independent 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. He is currently serving jail for two-years term in a case against him.

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. 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, 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 Malini days earlier.

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.

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
 * 2020: Appointed guardian minister of Akola district