BJP chief Rajnath Singh on Sunday constituted 13 working groups involving party leaders who would formulate policies and programmes for execution in future. These groups will covers look into issues relating to North Eastern States, Neighbouring Countries, Agriculture, Economic, Security, Foreign Union Territory, legal, SC, Women, Youth, Scheduled Tribe and Minority Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha will head the eight member strong working group on Economic Affairs while former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh will lead a similar group on Foreign related issues.
Party vice-president SS Ahluwalia has been appointed chairman of the 10-member working group on NE States while deputy leader of Rajya Sabha Ravishankar Prasad will lead the committee on Neighbouring Countries.
Satpal Malik will head Agriculture related working group while Najma Heptuall will chair UT-related working group. Former Chandigarh MP Satpal Jain has been appointed chairman of working group of legal affairs and Seshgiri Rao will head similar panel on Security matters.
Party general secrearty Thawarchand Gehlot will head the SC-related committee and Indore MP Sumitra Mahajan will formulate policies relating to women. Party’s national secretary Vani Tripathi has been made chairperson of the Youth related working group while Rajya Sabha MP Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will head the Minority-related panel. Former Odisha chief Jual Oram will head the working group on Scheduled Tribes.