Politics
Nadda Rejigs BJP Central Leadership, Includes Ex-AMU VC As Vice President; C T Ravi, Dilip Saikia Dropped
BJP President J P Nadda (Twitter)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J P Nadda on Saturday (29 July) made several changes to the list of party's central office-bearers.
As part of the reshuffle, a Pasmanda Muslim from Uttar Pradesh was appointed as one of the vice presidents, while the former Telangana unit chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar became a national general secretary.
In a move that hints at their potential candidacy in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, C T Ravi, a leader from Karnataka, and Dilip Saikia, a Lok Sabha MP from Assam, have been dropped as general secretaries of the BJP, the Indian Express reported citing sources.
Tariq Mansoor, the former vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and now a BJP MLC in Uttar Pradesh, has been appointed as a vice-president. This decision is seen as a way for the party to reach out to Pasmanda Muslims.
The majority of the office-bearers have been retained in their positions as vice-presidents, general secretaries, and secretaries in the new list.
The list includes 13 vice-presidents, nine general secretaries, including B L Santhosh as the in-charge of the organisation, and 13 secretaries.
Radha Mohan Singh, a Lok Sabha MP from Bihar and former Union minister, has been removed from his position as a party vice-president.
A new addition to the team is Anil Antony, the son of veteran Congress leader A K Antony. He has been appointed as a national secretary.
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