BJP Chief Assigns New Roles Across States in Party Organisation Shakeup

Party president Nitin Nabin announced a comprehensive reshuffle covering all 36 states and Union territories, handing key regional responsibilities to senior leaders. National general secretary Smriti Irani takes over Haryana and Chhattisgarh, while party vice-president Ram Madhav is assigned to Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. Amit Malviya receives a fresh organizational role as co-in-charge of Maharashtra, following his recent departure from the IT cell. Baijayant Jay Panda also takes charge of Maharashtra, supported by co-in-charges Sadanand Shet Tanawade and Kamaljeet Saharawat. Several other leaders assume major state duties ahead of upcoming electoral battles. Satish Poonia steps in as the leader for Jammu and Kashmir alongside Punjab, while Tarun Chugh handles Gujarat with co-in-charges Ajay Mahawar and Gomati Sai. Shrikant Sharma takes charge of Himachal Pradesh, and Vinod Tawde retains Uttar Pradesh, backed by four new co-in-charges named Jagdish Patel, Medha Kulkarni, Dr Pradeep Verma, and Anant Ojha. Additional assignments include Arvind Menon and Bansuri Swaraj assisting in Uttarakhand, and Haryana Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Bhatia taking over Rajasthan alongside Kavita Patidar and Kuljeet Chahal. Former Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb becomes the party representative for Madhya Pradesh with Rekha Verma as his deputy. Harish Dwivedi takes charge of Bihar and Karnataka, Sunil Bansal handles Telangana and West Bengal, and Vinay Sahasrabuddhe is assigned to Delhi. These administrative changes come as seven regions—Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, and Gujarat—prepare to hold assembly polls next year.