The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday appointed organisational general secretaries for several states including the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab.
With the appointment of these 24 functionaries across states, close on the heels of designating state in-charges, the party has set in motion an organisational revamp. Known as ‘Sangathan Mantris’ these functionaries are a key link between the party and its ideological fount, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Pawan Rana will oversee work in Delhi and Haryana . “The position of Sangathan Mantris is critical in maintaining the communication between the party and the Sangh. They also act as sounding boards and have a macro view of issues related to the organisation and electoral politics.
These positions in several states such as Goa, MP, Andhra Pradesh had been vacant although there were functionaries at the regional level… but with their appointment it has become clear that the new team under Nitin Nabin is all set,” said a party functionary.
In Madhya Pradesh , where the post had been lying vacant since the removal of Hitanand Sharma, the party has now given charge to Chandrashekhar who has earlier overseen work in Delhi and Rajasthan.
