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BJP names Ram Madhav Uttarakhand in-charge
The Indian Express··3d ago
The BJP on Wednesday rejigged 36 prabharis and co-in-charges, with a focus on poll-bound states ahead of coming elections. National vice president Ram Madhav was named Uttarakhand in-charge, with Arvind Menon and New Delhi Lok Sabha MP Bansuri Swaraj as co-in-charges. Smriti Irani was given Chhattisgarh, while former MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe took charge of Delhi.
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What It Means For You
- State in-charge changes reshape who coordinates campaign work before elections.
- Uttar Pradesh in-charge Vinod Tawde received four co-in-charges from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
- Punjab's Satish Poonia will work with Alka Gurjar and Virendra Sachdeva as co-in-charges.
What's Happening
- The Indian Express also listed Madhav's name against Tamil Nadu without party confirmation.
- The party had not clarified whether that dual listing was intentional or a clerical error.
- Jai Prakash was appointed in-charge of Andaman and Nicobar.
Names in the Reshuffle
- The reshuffle covers prabharis and co-in-charges across states ahead of polls.
- Madhav is a BJP national vice president; Irani is national general secretary.
- Menon previously held Tamil Nadu charge; Swaraj represents New Delhi in the Lok Sabha.
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