Eye on '27 polls, BJP plans organisational rejig

The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) coming organisational rejig is expected to be announced soon after the election of the new national president, which will likely happen next week, and it will be done with an eye on polls scheduled for 2027, said people familiar with the details.

- Smriti Kak Ramachandran

According to one of them, asenior party official, the process of electing the new national presidentis likely to begin on January 18 with the notification of the poll process, to be followed by filing of the nominations for the position, and declaration of results. “Since it is likely there will be no contest, the formal elevation of the working president Nitin Nabinis likely to be on January 20 at the party headquarters,” added this person, who asked not to be named.

The attention will then shift to the new team of national office bearers that will be picked soon after.