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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
Court cancels non-bailable warrants against Eknath Khadse, wife
February 13, 2026 8:01 pm
Couple appeared before court in connection with cases filed by the state Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Enforcement Directorate over alleged irregularities in a 2016 Pune land deal.
NBW against Eknath Khadse for non appearance in court for Friday
February 06, 2026 10:27 pm
The court said that the exemption application filed on behalf of the two was vague and did not specify what was the personal difficulty due to which they could not remain present in court.
Ajit Pawar alleges irrigation project fraud, BJP says ‘surprised,’ Khadse says not true
January 14, 2026 8:58 pm
BJP Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule added,''Though I am part of the Mahayuti's coordination committee, Ajit Pawar is the senior minister. The way Ajit Pawar is speaking, we never expected this from him...'
ACB Case: Special court rejects discharge plea of Eknath Khadse, family members in land deal
December 10, 2025 10:27 pm
The ACB alleges that the deed was done despite the land being in possession of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC). Khadse is now with the NCP (SP).
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
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