| Bachchu Kadu | |
| Office: | Minister of State Government of Maharashtra |
| Term Start: | 30 December 2019 |
| Term End: | 27 June 2022 |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 2Namedata: | Ajit Pawar |
| 3Blankname: | Guardian Minister |
| 3Namedata: | Akola District |
| Minister: | |
| Governor: | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Office2: | Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start2: | 2004 |
| Predecessor2: | Vasudhatai Pundlikrao Deshmukh |
| Constituency2: | Achalpur |
| Birth Date: | 5 July 1970 |
| Party: | Prahar Janshakti Party |
| Nationality: | Indian |
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.[1]
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,[2] 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.[3]
In March 2023, he sparked controversy when he said stray dogs should be sent to Assam to be eaten for dog meat.[4]
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.[5]
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. [6]