Daugther-in-law of former Lok Sabha Speaker and Congress stalwart Shivraj Patil, Dr Archana Chakurkar on Saturday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule. 

Her induction in the saffron party came days before the commencement of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in India on April 19.