BJP announces new national team under Nitin Nabin

BJP president Nitin Nabin on Monday announced a new national team of office-bearers, appointing 13 vice-presidents, eight general secretaries, and 16 secretaries. Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia was named a national vice-president, and former Union minister Smriti Irani was appointed a national general secretary for Uttar Pradesh. Union minister Piyush Goyal was named national treasurer.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the team brings together organisational experience, energy and grassroots connect. Other vice-presidents include Ram Madhav, Baijayant Jay Panda, D Purandeshwari, Tirath Singh Rawat, and Rekha Verma. The general secretaries include Vinod Tawde, Sunil Bansal, Biplab Kumar Deb, Satish Poonia, Gajendra Patel, Harish Dwivedi, and Sanjay Bhatia. B L Santosh was retained as national general secretary (organisation).

The party also appointed presidents for its fronts: Dr Hemang Joshi for Yuva Morcha, Roop Kumari Choudhary for Mahila Morcha, and Amarpal Maurya for OBC Morcha, among others. Anil Baluni was named media convenor and Sambit Patra North-East coordinator. The appointments take effect immediately.