# Smriti Irani named BJP national general secretary, joins new team 2026-08-17T20:35:44+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday announced its new national office-bearers under president Nitin Nabin, with former Union minister Smriti Irani appointed as a national general secretary. Irani, a former Lok Sabha member from Amethi, said her journey from an ordinary BJP karyakarta to this role was deeply humbling. She thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nabin for the opportunity to serve the party and the nation. According to livemint.com, Nabin said the team blends experience and energy to advance the party's vision of a Viksit Bharat. Times Now reports that of the 65 office-bearers, 51 are new faces, including 12 women and six from minority communities. Former RSS functionary Ram Madhav was named vice-president, while Union minister Piyush Goyal continues as national treasurer. Deepak Mhaskey has been appointed IT cell head, replacing Amit Malviya. Irani stated the appointment reflects the BJP's worker-centric system. The new team also includes former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia as one of 13 vice-presidents. Mhaskey said the party's priority is to win elections and counter propaganda through sustained social media outreach. ## Coverage - livemint.com - timesnownews.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-18T03:41:30+00:00. Tags: BJP, Narendra Modi, Nitin Nabin, Smriti Irani Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/smriti-irani-appointed-bjp-national-general-secretary/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/smriti-irani-appointed-bjp-national-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/