As assembly polls are awaited in the four key states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana this year, Union ministers and senior party leaders have been appointed as in-charges for each of the states on Friday by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
As er media reports, the appointed in-charges are expected to play a pivotal role in picking candidates as well as in the campaign strategy preparation and implementation.
Rajasthan in-charge
Union minister Prahlad Joshi has been appointed as the party’s in-charge for Rajasthan, where elections are due this November.
Besides Joshi, Gujarat deputy chief minister Nitin Patel and former Haryana Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi have been appointed co-in charges.
Both of them joined the BJP in August last year.
It has been reported that Under Joshi, the in-charges will be involved in strategising election campaigning for the state as well as play a vital role in ticket distribution.
Chattisgarh in-charge
Senior party leader Om Prakash Mathur has been bestowed with the responsibility to supervise the Chhatisgarh election campaign.
He will lead the party as the state in-charge and will be aided by Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
Madhya Pradesh in-charge
In Madhya Pradesh, Union ministers and senior party leaders, Bhupendar Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnaw, will oversee the party’s poll preparedness.
The BJP is in a straight fight with the Congress in Madhya Pradesh.
Telangana in-charge
For the Telangana election campaign, senior leader Prakash Javdekar has been selected.
He will be supported by his colleague and party general secretary Sunil Bansal.
The BJP has been making all-out efforts in the state to unseat the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).
