BJP's Local Units Set to Get New Presidents

T'gana Leader T Raja Singh Quit the Party to Protest Against the Nomination of Ramchander Rao for State Unit Chief Post

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday named local unit chiefs in Puducherry and Mizoram, and set the ball rolling for similar elections in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, fueling speculation that the process of picking a new national president is now on the anvil.

The term of the incumbent party chief, JP Nadda, ended in January last year, but the national executive committee in January 2024 extended his term till June 2025, in view of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

VP Ramalingam and K Beichhua were elected state unit presidents in Puducherry and Mizoram respectively on Monday.

One leader each in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh also filed their nomination for the election, as is prescribed by the party's constitution. Since there is only one nominee in these four important states, the announcement of the next state unit chief is likely to be this week, said party leaders aware of the details.