National general secretary Smriti Irani has been assigned to oversee Haryana and Chhattisgarh

National general secretary Smriti Irani has been assigned to oversee Haryana and Chhattisgarh

On Wednesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the appointment of party in-charges and co-in-charges for all 28 states and eight Union territories. National general secretary Smriti Irani has been assigned to oversee Haryana and Chhattisgarh, while party vice-president Ram Madhav will take charge of Tamil Nadu. This strategic move comes as the party prepares for upcoming elections across the country.

In a reshuffle, the BJP has elevated Anil Baluni as coordinator of its communication department, which includes the party’s national media cell and social media unit.

The appointments were announced by BJP president Nitin Nabin. In a reshuffle, the BJP has elevated Anil Baluni as coordinator of its communication department, which includes the party’s national media cell and social media unit. Ashish Usha Agrawal, who was recently appointed co-convenor of the BJP’s national media department, has also been elevated and made its convenor, a post that Baluni held so far. BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde has been made the in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, with Jagdish Patel, Medha Kulkarni, Pardeep Varma and Anand Ojha as co-in-charges. BJP vice-president Baijayant Jay Panda has been made in-charge for Maharashtra, while Amit Malviya, Sadanand Shet Tanawade and Kamaljeet Sehrawat have been named co-in-charges. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

Senior BJP leader Vinay Sahasrabuddhe will serve as the in-charge for Delhi, while Jamyang Tsering Namgyal and Darshana Jardosh will be the co-in-charges, according to a notification issued by the party.