BJP declares 'Team Nadda';party readies next-generation

NEW DELHI: The much-anticipated Team Nadda has been declared finally. Three ex-Chief Ministers have been accommodated as BJP Vice Presidents while there has been a major overhaul among national general secretaries with many significant names dropped and new faces given a chance. Many young turks with strong articulation skills have also been given a shot to prove their mettle.

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, former Rajasthan CM VasundharaRajeScindia, and ex-Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das are three former CMs among the 12 national vice presidents. From poll-bound West Bengal Mukul Roy and Bihar's Radha Mohan Singh figure in the list.

While BhupenderYadav, Arun Singh, and KailashVijayvargiya continue to remain national general secretaries, new faces like C.T. Ravi from Karnataka have been inducted as well. D. Purandeswari from Andhra Pradesh has also been made national general secretary.

B.L. Santosh remains national general secretary (Organisation). Among 13 national secretaries, Rahul Sinha from West Bengal has been removed. AnupamHazra has taken his place. Other prominent names that figure in the list of 13 are Maharashtra's VinodTawade, UP's VinodSonkar, and Maharashtra's PankajaMunde, among others.

Rajesh Agarwal is the BJP treasurer. The post was once occupied by PiyushGoyal.

In spite of recent controversies, AmitMalviya continues to enjoy the party hierarchy's trust and will continue as IT cell head.

Young turks have been given special chances in Team Nadda. Karnataka MP Tejasvi Surya is now BJP's new YuvaMorcha head. In spite of his health issues, Anil Baluni will continue to head the media section as Sanjay Mayukh will continue to remain as his deputy. From poll-bound Bihar Syed ShahnawazHussain and Rajiv Pratap Rudy - both former ministers and articulate debaters - have been chosen as national spokespersons.

Guruprakash will also be a part of Bihar media. From West Bengal, Darjeeling MP RajuBiswa makes the cut. Tom Vadakkan who moved to the BJP from Congress will be BJP's spokesman from Kerala. (IANS)

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