BJP Appoints Smriti Irani In-Charge of Haryana and Chhattisgarh
New Delhi, September 23, 2026: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced new state and Union Territory in-charges and co-in-charges as part of its organisational team under party president Nitin Nabin.
Former Union minister Smriti Irani has been appointed BJP in-charge for Haryana and Chhattisgarh. Senior BJP leader Sunil Bansal has been given charge of Telangana and West Bengal, while former BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya has been appointed co-in-charge of Maharashtra.
The appointments come as the BJP has finalised its organisational teams for various states and Union Territories.
Uttar Pradesh Gets Largest Team
Uttar Pradesh, which is politically significant and is scheduled to hold Assembly elections next year, has received the largest number of leaders in the new list.
Senior BJP leader Vinod Tawde has been appointed in-charge of Uttar Pradesh. Four co-in-charges have also been named — Jagdish Patel, Medha Kulkarni, Pradeep Verma and Anant Ojha.
BJP Team for Bihar
In Bihar, where the BJP is in power with its alliance partners, the party has appointed senior leader Harish Dwivedi as the main in-charge.
Sangeeta Yadav and Rohan Gupta have been appointed as co-in-charges for the state.
Appointments for Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat
The BJP has also announced its organisational team for several states that are scheduled to hold Assembly elections next year, including Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.
For Punjab, Dr Satish Poonia has been appointed in-charge, with Virendra Sachdeva and Alka Gurjar as co-in-charges.
For Himachal Pradesh, Shrikant Sharma has been appointed in-charge, while Darshana Singh has been named co-in-charge.
In Goa, Bharti Praveen Nair has been appointed in-charge and Anil Antony as co-in-charge.
For Uttarakhand, BJP leader and RSS volunteer Ram Madhav has been given charge. Arvind Menon and Bansuri Swaraj will work as co-in-charges.
In Gujarat, senior BJP leader Tarun Chugh has been appointed in-charge, with Ajay Mahawar and Gomti Sai as co-in-charges.
For Manipur, Rajdeep Roy has been appointed as the BJP in-charge.
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