BJP Announces New Central Office Bearers, Ex-AMU VC Tariq Mansoor Made Vice-President

Former Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay and Rajya Sabha MP Radha Mohan Agrawal were inducted as national general secretaries.

Bandi Sanjay and former Aligarh Muslim University vice-chancellor Tariq Mansoor

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BJP continued with its organisational reshuffle ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, with party president JP Nadda reshuffling the team of central office-bearers. The new list has 13 vice-presidents and nine general secretaries.

Former Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay and Rajya Sabha MP Radha Mohan Agrawal were made national general secretaries. MLC and former Aligarh Muslim University vice-chancellor Tariq Mansoor, a Pasmanda Muslim, was appointed as BJP vice-president.

Anil Antony, son of veteran Congress leader AK Antony, who joined the BJP earlier this year from Congress, has been inducted as national secretary.

BJP has dropped Karnataka leader CT Ravi and Dilip Saikia, a Lok Sabha MP from Assam, as its general secretaries. Sources told PTI both the leaders may be given tickets to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Former Union minister Radha Mohan Singh, a Lok Sabha MP from Bihar, has been dropped as a party vice-president.

The fresh overhaul comes weeks after BJP appointed new state presidents in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Punjab and Jharkhand.

Union Minister D Purandeshwari was appointed as the new state president of Andhra Pradesh. Purandeswari, who had joined the BJP in 2014, is daughter of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder NT Rama Rao. She replaced Somu Veerraju.

Nadda has made Union Minister G Kishan Reddy the president of Telangana, replacing Bandi Sanjay. Moreover, former state minister Etela Rajendra has also been appointed as the chairman of BJP's election management committee in Telangana.

Assembly elections in Telangana are scheduled to he later this year. Andhra Pradesh will go to polls along with Lok Sabha elections next year.

Besides, fromer Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has been made a member of the party's national executive.

Sunil Jakhar, who switched to BJP from Congress, has been made the state Punjab chief. Former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi has been appointed as the new president of Jharkhand.

The flurry of appointments come ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, where the BJP-led NDA government is aiming to retain power for the third consecutive term.