Piyush Goyal named BJP treasurer in organisational overhaul

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has been appointed as the national treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party, as part of a major organisational restructuring announced by party president Nitin Nabin. The new team of national office-bearers includes 13 vice-presidents, eight general secretaries and 16 secretaries, with Goyal being the only serving Union minister in the lineup. The appointments take effect immediately and come about eight months after Nabin took over as party chief.

The move has drawn attention due to the BJP's long-standing 'one person, one post' convention, which generally bars leaders from holding major organisational and government roles simultaneously. Livemint reports that Goyal will continue to oversee the commerce ministry while also serving as treasurer. However, the New Indian Express notes this has triggered speculation over a possible Cabinet reshuffle. The Economic Times says that since the party follows the 'one man, one post' rule, Goyal is likely to be relieved from Cabinet responsibilities. A notable recent exception was J P Nadda, who continued as BJP president after becoming a Union minister in June 2024.

Goyal previously served as BJP treasurer from March 2010 until the Modi government took office in May 2014. His father, the late Ved Prakash Goyal, held the post for over two decades. Other key appointments include Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Ram Madhav, Baijayant Panda and Manpreet Singh Badal as national vice-presidents, and Smriti Irani, Vinod Tawde and Biplab Kumar Deb as national general secretaries. Amit Malviya has been replaced as social media head by Deepak Mhaske, and Tejasvi Surya has been replaced as BJP Yuva Morcha chief by Hemang Joshi.