THE BJP on Monday announced its new national team under party President Nitin Nabin, appointing 13 vice presidents, including Ram Madhav, Lok Sabha MP D Purandeshwari and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat. Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been made national treasurer. The party has retained B L Santhosh as National General Secretary (Organisation) and brought in former Union Minister Smriti Irani and exTripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in its team of eight national general secretaries, according to the list released by the party. Vinod Tawde and Sunil Bansal are the only two national General Secretaries that the BJP has retained in its new team. The BJP has brought in many new faces, including Kavita Patidar, K Surendran, Sandeep Pathak and Manoj Tigga, in its team of 16 national secretaries from different States. Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Baijayant Jay Panda and Rekha Verma have been retained as vice presidents. 12 WOMEN, SIX LEADERS FROM MINORITY COMMUNITIES FIND PLACE IN BJP NATIONAL TEAM: The BJP named as many as 12 women, including former Union Minister Smriti Irani, and six leaders from minority communities to its new national team under party President Nitin Nabin. The party leaders described the newly constituted team of national office bearers as a strategic blend of seasoned administrative and organisational experience, youthfulness, geographic diversity and comprehensive social inclusion. Ten experienced women leaders from various sections of the country have been appointed to the national office.

 

The team has 51 new members. Six members are below 40 years, 15 are in the 40-49 years age group, and 21 are in the 50-59 years age group. Party sources stressed that the revamp was done keeping in mind the BJP’s preparations for the Assembly polls up to 2029 and the next general elections. Besides Irani, who has been made national general secretary, former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje Scindia, former Union Minister D Purandeshwari and ex-NCW chief Rekha Verma are vicepresidents. Kavita Patidar and Sangeeta Yadav have been appointed as national secretaries. Roop Kumari Choudhary has been appointed president of the BJP’s Mahila Morcha, while Priti Gandhi has been made a social media coconvenor. The party said that to ensure that every major faith in India is respected and accommodated, the national office has given place to one Sikh member, two Christian members and one member each from Muslim, Jain and Parsi communities. Former Aligarh Muslim University vice chancellor Prof Tariq Mansoor has been appointed national vice president. Kunwar Basit Ali has been appointed president of the Minority Morcha. Anil Antony, the son of Congress veteran A K Antony, has been retained as a national secretary.

 

Former Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal has been appointed BJP national vice-president, The party said the new appointments ensure widespread representation, accommodating voices from 23 States and Union Territories across the country. PM CONGRATULATES BJP’S NEWLY-APPOINTED NATIONAL OFFICE BEARERS: PRIME Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the newly-appointed national office bearers of the BJP and said the team brings together organisational experience, energy and grassroots connect. “Congratulations to the newly appointed national office bearers of the BJP and those who have been given various responsibilities in the party. This newly appointed team brings together organisational experience, energy and grassroots connect,” Modi said on X.