BJP Appoints Six State Unit Chiefs; Bengal and MP Soon

Appointment of New Party Chiefs Has Completed in 22 States. The BJP National Chief Can Be Elected After Polls Are Held in 50% of States and UTs

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday appointed chiefs for local units in six states and Union territories, and set the ball rolling for a similar process in two other states such as West Bengal, adding to speculation that the election for the national party chief was on the anvil.

As the appointment of new party chiefs has been completed in 22 states, all eyes are now on whether the BJP will appoint new heads in three key states — Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat — before it finalises the name for the national president. Under the party constitution, the national president can be elected after elections are held in 50% of the states. India has 28 states and seven Union Territories.