
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed new in-charges and co-incharges for states and Union Territories, effective immediately. Former Union Minister Smriti Irani will oversee Haryana and Chhattisgarh, while Vinod Tawde gets…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed new in-charges and co-incharges for states and Union Territories, effective immediately. Former Union Minister Smriti Irani will oversee Haryana and Chhattisgarh, while Vinod Tawde gets Uttar Pradesh. Baijayant Panda has been named Maharashtra in-charge, and Harish Dwivedi will handle Bihar.

The appointments, announced by BJP president Nitin Nabin, cover all 36 states and UTs. Among other key assignments, Ram Madhav is in-charge of Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu, Satish Poonia of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, and Tarun Chugh of Gujarat. The reshuffle comes ahead of several state elections, including Uttarakhand and Gujarat in 2027.
State in-charges serve as a link between the party's central leadership and state units, coordinating activities and strengthening local organisations.
The BJP announced a large-scale appointment of state in-charges, covering all 36 states and UTs. Hindustan Times led with the election context, naming poll-bound Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur, while Indiatvnews and Odishatv focused on the list of appointees. All three sources reported the same facts without framing the reshuffle as a political strategy or internal move. The unified neutral coverage suggests the party controlled the narrative. The key test is whether these in-charges deliver results in the upcoming state elections starting early 2027.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): indiatvnews.com (neutral report), odishatv.in (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.