Eknath Khadse

Eknath Khadse opens up front against Devendra Fadnavis in poll-bound Maharashtra

Khadse, a grassroots politician, efficient administrator, and a powerful orator, hails from Muktainagar in the Jalgaon district and wields influence in the North Maharashtra-Khandesh region.

14 September 2024, 12:56 IST

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | Eknath Khadse opens up front against Devendra Fadnavis

Eknath Khadse opens up front against Devendra Fadnavis in poll-bound Maharashtra

14 September 2024, 12:56 IST

BJP leadership to decide on Khadse's reinduction after Ganesh festival, says Devendra Fadnavis

Speculation about Khadse, a former BJP leader currently with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, returning to the saffron party intensified after the BJP renominated his daughter-in-law Raksha Khadse as Lok Sabha candidate, and made her a Union Minister of State after she won.

14 September 2024, 08:38 IST

BJP leadership to decide on Khadse's reinduction after Ganesh festival, says Devendra Fadnavis

14 September 2024, 08:38 IST

Wasn't keen on return to BJP: Eknath Khadse; points fingers at Fadnavis

Eknath Khadse joined the then undivided Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in October 2023 after quitting the BJP. He had then accused Fadnavis of trying to destroy his political career.

11 September 2024, 04:59 IST

Wasn't keen on return to BJP: Eknath Khadse; points fingers at Fadnavis

11 September 2024, 04:59 IST

Eknath Khadse upset with BJP over delayed 'ghar-wapsi'

Khadse left the BJP in October 2020 and joined the Sharad Pawar-led NCP owing to differences with BJP’s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his North Maharashtra pointsman Girish Mahajan.

02 September 2024, 12:21 IST

Eknath Khadse upset with BJP over delayed 'ghar-wapsi'

02 September 2024, 12:21 IST

Eknath Khadse seeks discharge in Pune land case; blames political vendetta for prosecution

The former BJP leader who is now with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP said there was not even a 'prima facie case' against him, and he was made a 'scapegoat'.

27 June 2024, 16:48 IST

Eknath Khadse seeks discharge in Pune land case; blames political vendetta for prosecution

27 June 2024, 16:48 IST

Ex-Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse receives threat call

Khadse, who is currently with the NCP (SP), earlier this month said he would return to the BJP soon.

17 April 2024, 09:01 IST

Ex-Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse receives threat call

17 April 2024, 09:01 IST

Khadse sees no future with Sharad Pawar so he is returning to BJP: NCP leader Praful Patel

Khadse, an MLC of the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar), has said he would be returning to the BJP later this month, nearly four years after he quit the saffron outfit with which he was associated for decades.

09 April 2024, 15:44 IST

Khadse sees no future with Sharad Pawar so he is returning to BJP: NCP leader Praful Patel

09 April 2024, 15:44 IST

Want to return 'home', says NCP (SP) MLC Eknath Khadse, set to rejoin BJP in next 15 days

Veteran leader Khadse had to resign in 2016 as a minister of the erstwhile Devendra Fadnavis cabinet owing to a land deal case.

08 April 2024, 12:37 IST

Want to return 'home', says NCP (SP) MLC Eknath Khadse, set to rejoin BJP in next 15 days

08 April 2024, 12:37 IST

Eknath Khadse's daughter Rohini to stay with Sharad Pawar faction

Eknath Khadse, who had ended his 40-year stint with the BJP in 2020 and had joined the NCP, recently said he was returning to the saffron party in a few days' time.

07 April 2024, 16:45 IST

Eknath Khadse's daughter Rohini to stay with Sharad Pawar faction

07 April 2024, 16:45 IST

BJP and opposition trade barbs in Maharashtra council over Dawood 'relative' link claim

Khadse, who belongs to the Sharad Pawar camp of NCP, showed photos of a cabinet minister attending a wedding and alleged that the family is related to Dawood Ibrahim, the prime accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case.

18 December 2023, 14:23 IST

BJP and opposition trade barbs in Maharashtra council over Dawood 'relative' link claim

18 December 2023, 14:23 IST