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	Born in 1987, Raksha Nikhil Khadse is an Lok Sabha MP from Raver, Maharashtra and an MoS Youth Affairs &amp; Sports. She first became an MP in 2014 and was the then youngest LS MP along with Heena Gavit.</div>
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	<strong>Personal Life</strong></div>
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	Khadse is widow of late Nikhil Khadse and daughter-in-law of senior Maharashtrian politician Eknath Khadse. She belongs to the Levia Patil community, which is an agrarian OBC caste. Notably, her father-in-law Eknath used to be a BJP heavyweight in Maharashtra until he quit in 2020 and joined NCP(SP). Ahead of 2024 LS polls, Eknath intended to rejoin BJP but his entry has been stalled till now.&nbsp;</div>

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	<strong>Political Career</strong></div>
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	Khadse started her career in 2010 as a sarpanch in a village in Jalgaon district. Later, she became a member of the district council before being fielded by the BJP in 2014 LS polls. She is a three-time MP from Raver and in 2024, she defeated her NCP(SP) opponent by a margin of over 3 lakh votes.</div>
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	Her win in 2024 LS polls forced BJP to appoint her as an Union Minister. Also, the Saffron Party hopes to get more traction among the northern Maharashtra&#39;s OBC community through Khadse in the upcoming Assembly polls.</div>
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	Notably, BJP will be heavily dependent on its trusted Maharashtrian leaders in the upcoming Assembly polls as the party received a heavy battering from Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the 2024 LS polls.&nbsp;</div>

Raksha Nikhil Khadse: Born in 1987, Raksha Nikhil Khadse is an Lok Sabha MP from Raver, Maharashtra and an MoS Youth Affairs & Sports. She first became an MP in 2014 and was the then youngest LS MP along with Heena Gavit. For more information., visit Business Standard.

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