NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday made key appointments for the states that will go to polls next year. The party has appointed Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Bhupendra Yadav as election in-charge for Bihar and West Bengal respectively.
The party has appointed one of its vice-presidents, Baijayant 'Jai' Panda, as election in-charge for the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, where it is a junior partner of the AIADMK.
While the Bihar assembly elections are expected to be held in November, elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are likely to be held in March-April. A BJP statement said that Union Minister C. R. Patil and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya have been made co-in-charge for the Bihar elections.
It further said that former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb is the co-incharge for West Bengal and Union Minister Muralidhar Mohol is the co-incharge for Tamil Nadu. Both Pradhan and Yadav are among the BJP's most experienced election managers and have overseen elections in several states.