# BJP reshuffle brings Smriti Irani back, Ram Madhav in new role 2026-08-18T00:10:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet DNA India reports that the BJP has carried out a major organisational reshuffle, bringing back former minister Smriti Irani and assigning a new role to senior leader Ram Madhav. The changes are part of a broader rejig overseen by party president Nitin Nabin. Smriti Irani, who lost the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Amethi, returns to a key position within the party structure. Ram Madhav, a former national general secretary, has been given a fresh assignment as part of the revamp. Other shifts in leadership roles are expected to follow. The reshuffle comes as the BJP prepares for upcoming state assembly elections and works to strengthen its organisational machinery. The party has not yet issued an official statement detailing all changes. ## Coverage - dnaindia.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: BJP, Nitin Nabin, Ram Madhav, Smriti Irani Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-reshuffle-brings-smriti-irani-back-ram-madhav-in-new-role/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-reshuffle-brings-smriti-irani-back-ram-madhav-in-new-role/#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/