Archive · 17 Aug 2026
Deepak Mhaskey Named BJP's New National Social Media Convenor
A big political party in India called the BJP has chosen a new person to run its social media.
His name is Deepak Mhaskey.
He is taking over from Amit Malviya, who led the party's online messaging for more than ten years.
Mhaskey is known for working with data and numbers, not for fighting online battles.
Before politics, he was a chemistry teacher at a college.
He also studied cement technology and computer programming.
He has worked in farming and gardening for over thirty years.
He has helped the BJP with computers and social media since about 2009.
He says his top priority will be fighting fake information.
The party hopes his careful, data-based style will help it win elections.
Deepak Mhaskey has been appointed the BJP's new National Social Media Convenor, succeeding Amit Malviya.
Mhaskey is known for voter analyses and data work rather than online political warfare.
He holds a master's degree in chemistry and previously taught chemistry at a college.
He has been part of the BJP's technology and social media ecosystem since around 2009, serving as chief of the Chhattisgarh IT Cell.
Mhaskey said fighting misinformation would be one of his top priorities after taking charge.
- Who
- Deepak Mhaskey, appointed by BJP president Nitin Nabin as part of the party's new national team.
- What
- Mhaskey was named the BJP's new National Social Media Convenor, replacing Amit Malviya, signalling a more data- and organisation-driven social media strategy.
- When
- No specific date was reported; the appointment came as part of the BJP's organisational reorganisation under president Nitin Nabin.
- Where
- India; Mhaskey hails from Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
- Why
- To adopt a more organisationally driven and analytics-oriented social media strategy, with fighting misinformation as a stated priority.
- New Role
- National Social Media Convenor, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Predecessor
- Amit Malviya
- Background
- Master's degree in chemistry; former college chemistry teacher
- Political Experience
- In BJP's technology and social media ecosystem since around 2009; former chief of Chhattisgarh IT Cell
- Current Position
- Chairman, Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corporation Limited (Minister of State rank)
- Other Roles
- Former independent director, Engineers India Limited
- Stated Priority
- Fighting misinformation
- Home State
- Chhattisgarh (Raipur)