BJP’s New National Team: 8 UP Leaders Get Key Posts Ahead Of 2027 Assembly Elections

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh's influence is evident in Nitin Nabin’s updated national BJP team, with eight state leaders occupying key positions. Among them are two national vice presidents, two general secretaries, two national secretaries, and presidents of the party's OBC and Minority Morchas. This arrangement ensures Uttar Pradesh's representation across various levels of the BJP's national organization.

Amar Pal Maurya, a senior BJP official, has been appointed as the national president of the OBC Morcha, while Kunwar Basit Ali, the former state chief of the Minority Morcha, holds the national presidency of the Minority Morcha. Other significant additions to the team include former Union minister Smriti Irani and former Member of Parliament Harish Dwivedi, both elevated to national general secretaries.

Uttar Pradesh has also secured two national vice presidents, Rekha Verma and Prof. Tariq Mansoor, with Verma's reappointment as a senior national organization role and Mansoor’s addition due to the BJP's ongoing efforts to enhance its connections with the Muslim community. Two more leaders from Uttar Pradesh, Dr. Bhola Singh and Sangeeta Yadav, have been designated national secretaries, bringing the total number of UP representatives in the central office-bearer structure to six.

The appointment of Amar Pal Maurya as the national OBC Morcha president is particularly noteworthy, given the BJP's ongoing focus on retaining its non-Yadav OBC support in Uttar Pradesh. As the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election nears, the makeup of the national team will likely attract significant attention in the state, reflecting the significance the party places on caste and community-focused outreach.