BJP reshuffles national leadership under Nabin

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday announced a significant reshuffle of its national leadership, unveiling a new team of officebearers under President Nitin Nabin that brings back prominent figures such as former Union minister Smriti Irani and RSS national executive member Ram Madhav to key posts. The announcement marks one of Nabin's first major organizational moves since he succeeded J P Nadda as the party's national president.

The new structure includes 13 national vice presidents and eight national general secretaries. Among the vice presidents are former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat, and leaders from various states, including Baijayant Jay Panda and D Purandeswari. Five of the vice presidents are women.

Irani and former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb are among the eight national general secretaries. Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been appointed the national treasurer. B L Santhosh retains the critical position of national general secretary (organisation), while Shivprakash and Saudan Singh are named as national joint general secretaries (organisation).

The appointments reflect an effort to...