Archana Patil Chakurkar, daughter-in-law of former Lok Sabha speaker and Congress stalwart Shivraj Patil, today joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the 2024 general elections. Ms Patil’s induction into the BJP was marked by the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday.

Welcoming Ms Patil to the BJP, Devendra Fadnavis said, “Shivraj Patil is a very strong leader. Today , it is a big deal that Archana Patil’s family members have joined our party. Shivraj Patil has a long tradition. Archana carries on this tradition. This way the party can be strengthened. Her contribution to Impressed with the work of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he joined the party.”

#watch | Archana Patil Chakurkar, daughter-in-law of senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Mumbai in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Minister Devendra Fadnavis pic.twitter.com/mTwUfpZUBw

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Here are some facts about Archana Patil

1. Archana Patil is currently the Chairman and Managing Director, Lifecare Hospital and Research Centre, Udgir, Maharashtra.

2. She studied Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Government Medical College, Miraj, Maharashtra.

3. Ms. Patil has been associated with Urja Foundation since March 2005 and has been engaged in social services for the past 19 years.

4. Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ initiative to provide equal opportunities to women, Ms. Patil joined the BJP and said the party’s ideology had a great influence on her. Big impact.

5. Archana Patil’s husband Shailesh Patil Chandurkar is Congress’s state secretary. Her father-in-law, Shivraj Patil, served as Union Home Minister from 2004 to 2008 in the Congress-led UPA government.

Archana Patil and former state minister and Shivraj Patil aide Baswaraj Murumkar were initially scheduled to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday. But they postponed their plans due to their daughter’s wedding.