# BJP names Smriti Irani general secretary, 13 vice-presidents in new team 2026-08-17T13:31:14+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets (4 source reports) The BJP on Monday announced its new national team under party president Nitin Nabin, appointing former Union minister Smriti Irani as a national general secretary with charge of Uttar Pradesh. Piyush Goyal has been named national treasurer, and 13 leaders, including former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia and Ram Madhav, have been appointed national vice-presidents. The Times of India reports that Amit Malviya has been benched from his previous role. The new team includes eight national general secretaries, with Vinod Tawde, Sunil Bansal, Biplab Kumar Deb, Satish Poonia, Gajendra Patel, Harish Dwivedi and Sanjay Bhatia also in the list. According to the BJP, the appointments provide representation from 23 states and Union territories, with 10 women and six minority community leaders. The party described the team as a blend of administrative and organisational experience, youthfulness and social inclusion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the new office-bearers, expressing confidence they would strengthen the party. BJP president Nitin Nabin said the team would give new momentum to the organisation under Modi's guidance. The reshuffle comes as the party prepares for upcoming political challenges, with Sambit Patra appointed as North-East coordinator and Tarun Chugh as central office in-charge. ## Coverage - thefederal.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2) - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (3) This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T14:20:54+00:00. Tags: BJP, Narendra Modi, Nitin Nabin, Piyush Goyal, Smriti Irani, Vasundhara Raje Scindia Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-names-new-national-team-smriti-irani-returns-as-general-secretary/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-names-new-national-team-smriti-irani-returns-as-general-secretary/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/