Archive · 23 Sep 2026
BJP Reshuffles State In-Charges Ahead of Rajya Sabha Polls
The BJP has changed which senior leaders manage several states.
Smriti Irani will work on party organisation in Haryana and Chhattisgarh.
Sunil Bansal will handle West Bengal and Telangana.
Ram Madhav will manage Uttarakhand, with Bansuri Swaraj helping him.
The article’s headline also mentions Tamil Nadu, but its main text does not explain that assignment.
The Uttarakhand BJP will meet on September 25 to discuss its possible Rajya Sabha candidate.
One Rajya Sabha seat from Uttarakhand will become vacant in November.
Voting for the affected Rajya Sabha seats is scheduled for October 16.
The BJP appointed new state and Union Territory in-charges and co-in-charges with approval from President Nitin Nabin.
Smriti Irani was assigned organisational responsibility for Haryana and Chhattisgarh.
Sunil Bansal was named in-charge for West Bengal and Telangana, while Vinod Tawde retained responsibility for Uttar Pradesh.
Ram Madhav was named Uttarakhand in-charge, with Bansuri Swaraj as co-in-charge; the headline also mentions Tamil Nadu, but the article body does not confirm that assignment.
The Election Commission scheduled Rajya Sabha elections for October 16, including one Uttarakhand seat and 10 Uttar Pradesh seats becoming vacant in November.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party, including leaders Smriti Irani, Sunil Bansal, Ram Madhav, Vinod Tawde, and Bansuri Swaraj.
- What
- The BJP reshuffled several state in-charges and prepared to discuss its Uttarakhand Rajya Sabha candidate.
- When
- The appointments were announced on Wednesday; the Uttarakhand meeting is scheduled for September 25, and polling is scheduled for October 16.
- Where
- The assignments cover Haryana, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand; the election includes seats from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
- Why
- The BJP said the changes aim to strengthen grassroots mobilisation and optimise leadership deployment, while the Uttarakhand meeting concerns a Rajya Sabha vacancy.
- BJP president approving appointments
- Nitin Nabin
- Smriti Irani’s assignments
- Haryana and Chhattisgarh
- Sunil Bansal’s assignments
- West Bengal and Telangana
- Uttarakhand leadership
- Ram Madhav as in-charge and Bansuri Swaraj as co-in-charge
- Rajya Sabha seats becoming vacant
- 11 total: 10 from Uttar Pradesh and one from Uttarakhand
- Election date
- October 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with counting the same day
- Nomination deadline
- October 6