Archive · 14 Aug 2026
BJP deploys ministers, MPs to oversee Rajasthan local body polls
A political group in India called the BJP is getting ready for local elections.
These elections, called local body polls, will happen in a state named Rajasthan.
Voters there will choose people to look after their towns and villages.
The leader of the BJP, Nitin Nabin, picked helpers to take charge.
He asked two state ministers and two members of parliament to help with the elections.
He also chose a former member of parliament named Harish Dwivedi to lead the election work.
Mr. Dwivedi's job is to make sure the party's election plans go smoothly.
The elections are expected to happen in the next few months.
Mr. Dwivedi already helps the party in another state called Assam too.
The announcement was made on August 14 in New Delhi.
BJP president Nitin Nabin deployed two state ministers and two sitting MPs for the upcoming Rajasthan local body polls.
Former BJP MP Harish Dwivedi was appointed as election in-charge for the Rajasthan local body elections.
The appointments were made through a party notification, according to PTI.
The local body elections in Rajasthan are expected to be held in the coming months.
Dwivedi also serves as the BJP in-charge for party affairs in Assam.
- Who
- BJP president Nitin Nabin, former BJP MP Harish Dwivedi (appointed election in-charge), and two state ministers and two sitting MPs deployed for the polls.
- What
- The BJP deployed state ministers and sitting MPs and appointed former MP Harish Dwivedi as election in-charge to oversee the upcoming Rajasthan local body polls.
- When
- The announcement was made on August 14; the local body elections are expected to be held in the coming months.
- Where
- The elections will be held in Rajasthan; the announcement was made in New Delhi.
- Why
- To organize and oversee the BJP's preparations for the upcoming local body elections in Rajasthan.
- Political party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- BJP president
- Nitin Nabin
- Election in-charge
- Harish Dwivedi (former BJP MP)
- State ministers deployed
- 2
- Sitting MPs deployed
- 2
- Election location
- Rajasthan
- Election timing
- Expected in the coming months
- Announcement date
- August 14 (PTI, New Delhi)