The BJP has announced a new national team under party president Nitin Nabin , eight months after he was appointed the party’s national working president, with the return of Ram Madhav and the continuation of several leaders associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) standing out among the appointments.
When former BJP president JP Nadda announced a new national executive and team in September 2020, Madhav was removed as national general secretary. READ | Ram Madhav Named Vice President In BJP 3.0: See Full List
Earlier reporting noted: Former Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat, former Union Minister Bharti Pawar, Manpreet Singh Badal, and Tariq Mansoor were also named as vice-presidents Earlier reporting noted: Former Union Minister Smriti Irani, former Tripura CM Biplab Deb, Sunil Bansal, Vinod Tawde, Satish Poonia were among the eight new national general secretaries announced, as the party chose to retain B.L. Madhav has been appointed a national vice president, marking his return to the BJP’s core organisation after six years. He began his political career as an RSS pracharak and went on to serve as the organisation’s national spokesperson and all-India co-prachar pramukh. In Jammu and Kashmir, he was the main strategist behind the formation of the BJP-PDP coalition government. The BJP eventually ended its alliance with the People’s Democratic Party after the relationship began causing political damage to the party. Then-Governor Satyapal Malik also attempted to draw Madhav into controversies surrounding the state which affected his political trajectory. His return to the BJP now marks a second stint in the party organisation. Sources say PM Modi had assured him of this. it is generally given to senior leaders Although the post of national vice president does not necessarily provide extensive opportunities for day-to-day organisational activity. Madhav, however, is unlikely to remain confined to a largely formal role. It is possible that Nitin Nabin could assign him a more significant responsibility in the future. Santhosh as national general secretary (organisation). The saffron party appointed Union Minister Piyush Goyal as the treasurer.
After the BJP’s victory in the 2014 general election, the RSS sent him to work in the BJP organisation, where he was appointed national general secretary. When Madhav was reassigned from the RSS to the BJP in 2014, the RSS had said he should be given a significant responsibility. Former AAP leader Sandeep Pathak has been named among 16 national secretaries, apart from Anil Antony, and Rohan Gupta.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi played an important role in his new assignment, according to sources.
Earlier reporting noted: Meanwhile, Gajendra Patel, Harish Dwivedi and Sanjay Bhatia were appointed national general secretaries.
