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Eknath Khadse
BJP
DOB
02 Sep 1952
Age
73 years
Eknath Khadse biography
Former state minister Ekanth Khadse quit the NCP (SP) to join BJP.
Khadse had quit BJP to join the united NCP led by Sharad Pawar two years ago owing to his differences with party leaders Devendra Fadnavis and Girish Mahajan.
Mahajan and Khadse hail from Jalgaon district in north Maharashtra and the former is a close aide of Fadnavis.
After joining the NCP, he was made a member of legislative council and was even speculated to be contesting the recently concluded Lok Sabha election from Raver constituency.
However, the Delhi leadership of the BJP reportedly mended the differences and ensured that he does not contest. Instead, Khadse extended support to his daughter-in-law Raksha Khadse, who was the sitting Raver MP belonging to BJP.
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Eknath Khadse personal life
EKNATH KHADSE NEWS
Pranjal Khewalkar involved in human trafficking, alleges chief of state women’s commission; Khadses debunk charges
August 07, 2025 11:18 pm
Addressing a press conference in Pune on Thursday, Chakankar accused Khewalkar of luring migrant women to Pune on the pretext of providing them jobs and then forcing them to do ‘wrong things.’
Eknath Khadse claims family being surveilled, says police attended his press conference in Pune
July 29, 2025 10:36 pm
When contacted and asked about Khadse's allegation, Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said, "It is a routine practice that our LIB (local intelligence branch) constables attend programmes or press conferences of political leaders"
'What is definition of rave party?' Eknath Khadse alleges conspiracy by Pune police after son-in-law's arrest in drugs case
July 29, 2025 6:22 pm
The Pune police arrested NCP (SP) leader Eknath Khadse's son-in-law Pranjal Khewalkar and six others after a raid at an apartment.
Ex-Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse's son-in-law among 7 arrested after Pune police seize drugs from apartment
July 28, 2025 2:15 am
Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said the raid was conducted on the basis of the information received from a source. “The seven were first detained during an early morning raid and subsequently arrested,” he said.
Joined BJP but no announcement due to opposition from some state leaders, says Eknath Khadse
September 02, 2024 8:42 pm
“I have decided to wait for some days. If the party is unwilling to announce my return publicly, I will go back to the NCP(SP) and help them in the Assembly elections,” the former minister added.
Maharashtra Poll Ballotin: With NCP-SP but campaigning for daughter-in-law, a BJP candidate
May 04, 2024 10:04 am
Mahajan, a well-known rival of Khadse — when the latter was in the BJP — has been refuting news about Khadse’s ‘ghar wapsi’ to the BJP
Maharashtra Poll Ballotin: Khadse may land gubernatorial role, Fadnavis campaigns in Kerala
April 13, 2024 12:27 am
Fadnavis also interacted with BJP leaders and workers at the party office in Thiruvananthapuram.
Eknath Khadse says will rejoin BJP in 15 days; NCP (SP) reacts with ‘not a big loss’
April 08, 2024 8:53 am
Eknath Khadse has denied he had been pursuing the BJP to take him back. The NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader had quit the saffron party in 2016.
Eknath Khadse should return to BJP from Sharad Pawar's NCP, says daughter-in-law Raksha Khadse
February 22, 2024 5:08 pm
Eknath Khade, who quit the BJP in 2020 and joined the undivided NCP, has recently toned down his criticism of the BJP.
Khadse gets regular bail in land deal case
October 12, 2023 9:06 pm
The ED has alleged that a loss of Rs 61.25 crore was caused to the public exchequer after a fraudulent sale deed was executed in favour of Khadse’s wife Mandakini and his son-in-law Girish Chaudhri.
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