BJP brings back Smriti Irani, Ram Madhav in big national team rejig: Who got what

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unveiled its revised leadership structure on Monday, reintroducing several prominent figures and promoting a number of women and young individuals ahead of upcoming assembly elections, particularly in Uttar Pradesh. The party also hinted at potential changes that might come in a cabinet reshuffle that has been rumored for months.

Nitin Nabin was appointed as the 12th national president of the BJP seven months ago, and now, the party has announced 13 vice-presidents, six of whom are women. Among the significant additions are former national general secretary Ram Madhav and former Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat. The party has cut the number of general secretaries from eight to six, with the new members including Smriti Irani, the sole woman among the eight, and Biplab Deb.

Piyush Goyal, the former Union commerce minister, has been named national treasurer, a role he held previously from 2010 to 2014. Hemang Joshi from Gujarat and Roopkumari Chaudhary from Chhattisgarh have been appointed as the new chiefs of the youth and women wings, respectively. Amit Malviya, who was previously in charge of the IT cell, has been replaced by Deepak Mhaskey, a former Haryana minister, who has been appointed as the convenor of the media cell.

A reshuffle is expected to take place in September, with some of the ousted leaders potentially finding positions in the Cabinet or being assigned to various states and political campaigns. The new leadership roster comprises 65 office-bearers, with 12 women. Among the states, there are ten representatives from Delhi and several other states, such as Assam and Nagaland, have only one entry each.