The BJP announced its new team of national office-bearers, featuring prominent leaders like Smriti Irani and Vasundhara Raje.
The BJP announced its new team of national office-bearers on Monday, appointing leaders such as Smriti Irani and Vasundhara Raje Scindia to key organisational roles.
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The BJP announced its new team of national office-bearers on Monday, assigning key organisational responsibilities to various leaders.
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday announced its new team of national office-bearers, with party leader Smriti Irani and Rajasthan veteran Vasundhara Raje Scindia among those given key organisational responsibilities. Raje has been appointed national vice president for Rajasthan, while Irani has been named a national general secretary for Uttar Pradesh. The list includes former chief ministers, former ministers and senior organisational leaders from across the country.
It also includes Tirath Singh Rawat, Manpreet Singh Badal, Ram Madhav, Baijayant Jay Panda and D Purandeshwari among the national vice presidents. Union minister Piyush Goyal has been appointed the BJP's national treasurer. Rajesh Mangal from Rajasthan has been appointed national joint treasurer. "Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to all the newly appointed office bearers of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s National Team. With a blend of experience and energy, this team will give new momentum to the organisation under the guidance of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji. I am confident that every member, with the spirit of a dedicated karyakarta, will further strengthen the organisation to take forward the resolve of a ‘Viksit Bharat’ and the commitment to nation-building to new heights," said BJP president Nitin Nabin.
The BJP has appointed 13 national vice presidents - check list
Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Rajasthan
Tirath Singh Rawat, Uttarakhand
Ram Madhav, Delhi
Baijayant Jay Panda, Odisha
D Purandeshwari, Andhra Pradesh
Rekha Verma, Uttar Pradesh
Varshaben Narendrabhai Doshi, Gujarat
Dr Bharti Pravin Pawar, Maharashtra
Manpreet Singh Badal, Punjab
Lal Singh Arya, Madhya Pradesh
M Nagaraja, Karnataka
Prof Tariq Mansoor, Uttar Pradesh
Dr Madhuchandra Kar, West Bengal
The BJP has appointed eight national general secretaries:
Vinod Tawde, Maharashtra
Sunil Bansal, Delhi
Biplab Kumar Deb, Tripura
Smriti Irani, Uttar Pradesh
Dr Satish Poonia, Rajasthan
Gajendra Patel, Madhya Pradesh
Harish Dwivedi, Uttar Pradesh
Sanjay Bhatia, Haryana
BL Santosh has been appointed national general secretary (organisation). The BJP has also appointed:
Shivprakash, Mumbai, as national joint general secretary (organisation)
Saudan Singh, Chandigarh, as national joint general secretary (organisation)
16 leaders appointed national secretaries
Kavita Patidar, Madhya Pradesh
K Surendran, Kerala
Dr Bhola Singh, Uttar Pradesh
Dr Pradip Varma, Jharkhand
Jagdish Ishwarbhai Patel, Gujarat
Dr Sandeep Pathak, Delhi
Phangnon Konyak, Nagaland
Sangeeta Yadav, Uttar Pradesh
Anil Antony, Kerala
Dr M Venkateshan, Tamil Nadu
Manoj Tigga, West Bengal
Siddharth Shambhu, Bihar
Dr Swadesh Singh, Delhi
Mriganka Deb Barman, Assam
Rohan Gupta, Gujarat
Jai Prakash, Delhi
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