Lok Sabha MP from Shimla, Suresh Kashyap was appointed as the new president of the Himachal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday. The post of the state BJP president was lying vacant following resignation by Rajeev Bindal in May for ensuring a free and fair inquiry into a health scam.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and Cabinet Ministers congratulatd Kashyap for the appointment. Thakur thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and National BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda for appointing Kashyap.
In a statement, he said that the Party would scale new heights in the State and further expand its base under his leadership, adding that he has vast experience and is presently State President of Scheduled Castes Morcha.
Jal Shakti Minister Mahender Singh, Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj, Urban Development Minister Sarveen Chaudhary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Virender Kanwar, Industries Minister Bikram Singh, Forest Minister Govind Singh and Social Justice Minister Rajiv Saizal have also congratulated Kashyap.
The earlier President, Bindal resigned from his post on May 27 within four-and-a-half months of his appointment, saying he was doing so to ensure a proper investigation into the case of alleged corruption by a Health Department official.