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Informist, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026

 

NEW DELHI – The Bharatiya Janata Party Monday announced a slew of changes in its national office-bearers, including the appointment of former Union minister Smriti Irani and former national general secretary Ram Madhav as national vice-presidents and former Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb as national general secretary.

 

In the rejig, BJP President Nitin Nabin also appointed Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal as the party's national treasurer and Rajesh Mangal as joint treasurer, according to a press release. Goyal's father, the late Ved Prakash Goyal, was the party treasurer for a long time. 

 

The party has retained former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Rekha Verma, and Baijayant Panda as vice-presidents. Former Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat has been made a vice-president while B.L. Santhosh continues to be a general secretary. The BJP now has a total of 13 national vice-presidents, eight national general secretaries, and 16 national secretaries.

 

"This newly appointed team brings together organisational experience, energy and grassroots connect," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while congratulating the office-bearers. "I am confident they will give their best in strengthening our Party and focussing on public service," he said in a post on social media platform X.  End

 

Reported by Shweta

Edited by Rajeev Pai

 

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