BJP appoints state party in-charges; Vinod Tawde assigned UP
Newly appointed BJP national general secretary Satish Poonia assigned Punjab, while Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Chugh made in-charge of party affairs in Gujarat
A day after the BJP witnessed a major overhaul of its national leadership, party chief Nitin Nabin on Tuesday (August 18) announced the names of state in-charges for Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab.
While Rajya Sabha MP and BJP’s national general secretary Vinod Tawde was named in-charge of party affairs in Uttar Pradesh, newly appointed national secretary Jagdish Ishwarbhai Patel was appointed as co-in-charge.
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Newly appointed BJP national general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Satish Poonia was made in-charge of party affairs in Punjab, according to a notification issued by the party.
Nabin made Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Chugh in-charge of party affairs in Gujarat.
"These appointments will come into effect immediately. The appointment of other state in-charges will be made in due course; meanwhile, the current Prabhari arrangement will continue," the BJP said in a circular.