BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday appointed former Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy as a national spokesperson of the party. The BJP said in a statement that his appointment will take place with immediate effect.
A Lok Sabha MP from Bihar who had defeated RJD president Lalu Prasad’s wife Rabri Devi in 2014 general elections, Rudy has held organisational responsibilities in the past as well and was also a general secretary, a key position.
“My thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi & BJP president Amit Shah. I look forward to responsibility as the national spokesperson to take forward the achievements of the Government under the leadership of the Prime Minister,” Rudy said in a tweet.
The Rajput leader was a Minister in the first BJP-led NDA Government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee and was also entrusted with the responsibility of the newly-created ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the Modi dispensation. However, he was later dropped in a Cabinet reshuffle.