BJP appoints Modi aide as Bihar gen secy

Nagendra Ji, the general secretary of BJP’s Bihar unit, has been given charge as regional general secretary of Bihar and Jharkhand.

BJP national president J P Nadda on Wednesday appointed Bhikubhai Dalsaniya, the outgoing general secretary (organization) of the party in Gujarat, as the general secretary (organization) Bihar with immediate effect.

BJP national president JP Nadda (Ht File)

Dalsaniya is said to be a trusted aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has served for around two decades in Gujarat as general secretary of the party.

Nagendra Ji, the general secretary of BJP’s Bihar unit, has been given charge as regional general secretary of Bihar and Jharkhand.

“I have been working in BJP since 1997. In Bihar, I will stay adjoining the Ganga river,” Dalsaniya said in a tweet.

Dalsaniya, an old RSS member, is considered a good policy maker and was general secretary in Gujarat in 2001 when Narendra Modi was the chief minister of the state.

According to party sources, BJP wants to strengthen the organizational infrastructure of the party in Bihar. The party leadership knows the challenges in Bihar are more than in Gujarat. Its leaders believe there is a strong cadre in Gujarat and a similar cadre is required in Bihar for the next parliamentary and assembly elections.