# BJP names Sanjay Bhatia as national general secretary 2026-08-18T02:16:32+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday appointed Haryana Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Bhatia as one of its eight national general secretaries. Bhatia, known for grassroots connections and election management, has a long association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Bhatia served as the BJP's Karnal MP during the second term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government, vacating the seat for former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who won it in 2024. After the appointment, Bhatia met Union power minister Khattar in Panipat on Monday. The BJP also named Rajasthan Rajya Sabha MP and Haryana in-charge Satish Poonia as a national general secretary. Arun Yadav was appointed as co-convenor of the party's social media team. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bharatiya Janata Party, Manohar Lal Khattar, Narendra Modi, Sanjay Bhatia, Satish Poonia Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-names-sanjay-bhatia-as-national-general-secretary/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-names-sanjay-bhatia-as-national-general-secretary/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report 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. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/