BJP Appoints Election Officers To Oversee Internal Polls

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ), in a significant step towards ensuring a seamless internal election process, has appointed election officers to oversee the selection of state presidents and national council members on Thursday. These appointed officers will comprise senior leaders and Union ministers, who will be responsible for conducting the elections smoothly in their respective states.

The move is seen as a strategic effort to maintain transparency and fairness in the election process, which is crucial for the party's internal dynamics. By entrusting senior leaders with this responsibility, the BJP aims to ensure that the elections are conducted without any discrepancies.

This development comes at a time when the BJP is gearing up for various state and national-level elections. The party's internal election process is being closely watched, as it will have a major impact on the party's future electoral preparations. 

As per the BJP’s constitution, organisational elections must be conducted in 50 per cent of states before the election of the national president. State presidents are expected to be elected by January 15, as part of this process.

The BJP’s state-wise appointments included:

• Gujarat: Bhupendra Yadav
• Karnataka: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
• Uttar Pradesh: Piyush Goyal
• Bihar : Manohar Lal Khattar
• Madhya Pradesh: Dharmendra Pradhan
• Andhra Pradesh: PC Mohan
• Arunachal Pradesh: Sarbananda Sonowal
• Assam: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
• Chandigarh: Sardar Narinder Singh Raina
• Chhattisgarh: Vinod Tawde
• Dadra and Nagar Haveli-Daman and Diu: Dr. Radha Mohan Das Agrawal
• Haryana: Bhupendra Yadav
• Himachal Pradesh: Dr Jitendra Singh
• Jammu and Kashmir: Sanjay Bhatia
• Kerala: Pralhad Joshi
• Ladakh: Jairam Thakur
• Lakshadweep: Pon Radhakrishnan
• Meghalaya: George Kurian
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Tamilisai Soundararajan
• Mizoram: Vanathi Srinivasan
• Nagaland: V Muraleedharan
• Odisha: Sanjay Jaiswal
• Puducherry: Tarun Chugh
• Rajasthan: Vijay Rupani
• Sikkim: Kiren Rijiju
• Tamil Nadu: G Kishan Reddy
• Telangana: Shobha Karandlaje
• Tripura: Jual Oram