PM Modi meets BJP’s new 65-member national team at party headquarter

New Delhi witnessed the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the BJP’s fresh national team of 65 office-bearers on Saturday. It was the first time the Prime Minister had interacted with this newly constituted group, signaling the start of their tenure. This meeting occurred a few days after the BJP announced the team under the leadership of party president Nitin Nabin.

The new roster features 51 new members, marking the largest organizational reshuffle since 2015, when Amit Shah held the presidency. Notable additions include former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia and Ram Madhav as national vice presidents, while Smriti Irani serves as one of the eight national general secretaries.

B L Santhosh continues as national general secretary (organisation), alongside Vinod Tawde and Sunil Bansal. The team boasts 12 women and six leaders from minority backgrounds. Union minister Piyush Goyal has been re-appointed as the national treasurer, a role he previously held before entering the Union Cabinet in 2014. Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Chugh has been given the charge of central office, while Hemang Joshi leads the Yuva Morcha and Roop Kumari Choudhary heads the Mahila Morcha.

BJP MP Anil Baluni retains the position of media convenor, with Ashish Usha Agrawal, Pradeep Bhandari, and Siddharth Yadav as co-convenors. Deepak Mhaskey, from Chhattisgarh, has been appointed as the social media convenor. Earlier in the day, Nabin convened with the new office-bearers to discuss preparations for upcoming assembly elections and strategies to enhance grassroots outreach, according to party sources.