Lucknow, Aug 18 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday congratulated Vinod Tawde and Jagdish Ishwarbhai Patel on being made the in-charge and co-in-charge, respectively, of party affairs in the state.
In a post on X in Hindi, Adityanath said, “Heartiest congratulations to Rajya Sabha MP and national general secretary @TawdeVinod ji on being entrusted with the responsibility of state in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, and to national secretary @IJAGDISHPATEL ji as co-in-charge by the national president of @BJP4India, Shri @NitinNabin ji.
“I am fully confident that the organisational strength, cadre-based culture, and the ‘Nation First’ resolve of Uttar Pradesh will gain new direction and momentum under your experienced guidance,” Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, in a post on X in Hindi, said, “Heartiest congratulations to Rajya Sabha MP and BJP national general secretary @TawdeVinod ji on your appointment as the state in-charge for @BJP4UP, along with best wishes for a successful tenure! I am confident that your vast experience will further strengthen the organisation in Uttar Pradesh and pave the way for the formation of a BJP government with a massive majority for the third consecutive term in 2027.” Congratulating Jagdish Patel, Maurya in a post on X, said, “Heartiest congratulations to respected BJP national secretary @IJAGDISHPATEL ji on your appointment as the co-in-charge of @BJP4UP, along with best wishes for a successful tenure!” Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak and UP BJP chief Pankaj Chaudhary also congratulated Tawde and Patel for their new roles.
The BJP on Tuesday appointed Rajya Sabha MP Vinod Tawde and national general secretary as in-charge of party affairs in Uttar Pradesh and newly appointed national secretary Jagdish Ishwarbhai Patel as co-in-charge.
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.
The BJP made Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Chugh in-charge of party affairs in Gujarat.
According to party sources, these appointments have been made in view of the assembly polls next year. While the assembly elections in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh are due early next year, Gujarat will go to polls later in 2027.
This comes a day after the BJP overhauled its national team under party chief Nitin Nabin, bringing in many new faces and some prominent leaders like former Union minister Smriti Irani as general secretary and former RSS functionary Ram Madhav as vice president.
In its new national organisational team, there are eight leaders from Uttar Pradesh, the most represented, and characterised by relatively young, but not short on political experience.
The BJP’s Uttar Pradesh picks include two women and an equal number of Muslims.
The appointments include two national vice presidents, two general secretaries, two secretaries and the chiefs of the BJP’s OBC and Minority Morchas.
Irani and former Lok Sabha MP Harish Dwivedi have been appointed national general secretaries, while former MP Rekha Verma and Tariq Mansoor have been made national vice-presidents.
Rajya Sabha members Bhola Singh and Sangeeta Yadav have been appointed national secretaries. Rajya Sabha member Amarpal Maurya will head the OBC Morcha, while Kunwar Basit Ali will head the Minority Morcha. PTI NAV MNK MNK
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