nThe BJP on Saturday appointed Lok Sabha member Sanjay Jaiswal and MLA Satish Punia as chiefs of its units in Bihar and Rajasthan respectively.
While the Rajasthan state President post fell vacant on account of the untimely death of incumbent its previous head, Bihar slot needed to be filled as the BJP unit head of the state was moved to the union cabinet.
Jaiswal, an OBC , replaces Nityanand Rai Yadav, also an OBC and now a minister of state in the Modi-government, as the head of the BJP's Bihar unit. Jaiswal, 53, is an MP from Paschim Champaran in the state.
Similar caste consideration has been applied in Rajasthan where Punia, again an OBC has been appointed chief of Rajasthan BJP, weeks after the death of state party chief Madan Lal Saini of the same caste. Punia was picked up by Party President Amt Shah last year along with other BJP leaders including MPs Arjun Meghwal and Gajendra Singh Sekhawat to assess ground situation in Rajasathan before the ticket distribution for the assembly election in the state.
Hailing from Churu's Rajgarh, Punia, 55, is the MLA from Amber constituency of Jaipur district.
Besides these two key appointments, BJP President Amit Shah also appointed Ajay kumar , an RSS 'pracharak' as General Secretary of the Party in Uttarakhand. Kumar has also worked as organising secretary in West Uttar Pradesh. The post fell vacant after the resignation of the Sanjay kumar who was facing '#Mee-too “ charge by a woman.