New Delhi: In a significant organisational rejig, the BJP on Tuesday named Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, Sunil Jakhar and Babulal Marandi as presidents of its state items in Telangana, Punjab and Jharkhand respectively. In an announcement, the occasion additionally introduced former Union minister D Purandeswari as its new Andhra Pradesh president and introduced in OBC chief Etela Rajender as its election administration committee chairperson within the poll-bound Telangana. Etela Rajender served as the primary finance minister of Telangana and started his political profession with Okay Chandrashekar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi and stayed with it until 2021, after which he joined the BJP. D Purandeswari, the newly appointed Andhra BJP president, is the daughter of Telugu Desam Party founder and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister NT Rama Rao.
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G Kishan Reddy has been appointed as BJP state president of Telangana, D Purandeshwari appointed because the state president of Andhra Pradesh BJP, former CM Babulal Marandi turns into the state president of Jharkhand, Sunil Jakhar – the occasion’s state president of Punjab. pic.twitter.com/j4QSxZbFim
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The improvement highlights the BJP’s emphasis to set its home so as in Telangana the place many comparatively new however highly effective entrants to the occasion have been in opposition to the management of Bandi Sanjay Kumar. Sources stated Kumar could also be inducted as a minister within the central authorities in a reshuffle within the coming days.
Sunil Kumar Jakhar, the previous MP who stop Congress in May final 12 months claiming he wished to help “nationalism, unity and brotherhood in Punjab”, will now lead the saffron occasion in Punjab. Jakhar replaces Ashwani Sharma whereas Babulal Marandi comes within the place of Deepak Prakash. Marandi was the primary Chief Minister of Jharkhand and is at the moment the Leader of the Opposition within the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.
Besides, Kiran Kumar Reddy, the final Chief Minister of the United Andhra Pradesh earlier than the formation of the Telangana state, has been appointed as a member of the occasion’s nationwide govt committee.
The rejig is important within the primacy given to leaders who’ve joined the BJP from different events. Jakhar and Rajender left the Congress and the BRS respectively to hitch the BJP. Purandeswari was in Congress and a minister within the UPA authorities.
The improvement will additional gas the hypothesis a couple of Cabinet rejig. Meanwhile, the saffron occasion has additionally referred to as a gathering of all of the state presidents, state basic secretaries, and state in-charges on July 7. BJP nationwide president JP Nadda and National General Secretary BL Santosh will preside over this assembly.
Importantly, a gathering od the Union Cabinet assembly can be prone to happen at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, stated BJP sources.
