Archana Patil, Daughter-in-Law of Congress Veteran, Joins BJP in Maharashtra

Archana Patil Chakurkar, daughter-in-law of former Lok Sabha speaker Shivraj Patil, has joined BJP, citing admiration for PM Modi's policies.secretary of the Congress

Archana Patil Chakurkar, daughter-in-law of ex-Lok Sabha speaker Shivraj Patil, joined BJP citing PM Modi's Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. She aims to contribute to politics, impressed by BJP's ideology. Her spouse, Shailesh Patil Chandurkar, serves as Congress's state secretary. Archana, also chairperson of Lifecare Hospital and Research Centre in Udgir, expressed her admiration for BJP's grassroots work and her past involvement in Latur. She met Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis before her formal BJP induction, previously planned with Baswaraj Murumkar. Shivraj Patil's past role as Union Home Minister under UPA highlights her political lineage.