Punjab to get new BJP chief, Ashwani Sharma named working president to oversee internal poll

Bittu, Chugh invited Ashwani Sharma’s appointment

File photograph of BJP MLA Ashwani Sharma.

Punjab is each acceptable to get a caller BJP president with the enactment connected Monday naming sitting MLA Ashwani Sharma arsenic the moving main to oversee interior organisational elections.

Sharma, the lawmaker from Pathankot, volition behaviour the proceedings required to elite the caller BJP authorities chief, replacing incumbent Sunil Jakhar.

Jakhar, 71, had been appointed Punjab BJP president successful July 2023 and had fewer months agone submitted his resignation to the enactment precocious command, urging to beryllium relieved.

The assignment of a moving president means Jakhar volition beryllium replaced and a caller authorities president elected soon.

Top BJP sources said a large nationalist relation was awaiting Sunil Jakhar whom the enactment could usage successful Rajasthan, wherever his precocious illustrious begetter Balram Jakhar had a large influence. Balram Jakhar, a erstwhile Speaker of the Lok Sabha, was elected to the Lower House from Ferozepur successful Punjab and aboriginal from Sikar successful Rajasthan.

Meanwhile, the assignment of Sharma arsenic the moving main signals that helium whitethorn good beryllium the adjacent authorities president of the BJP successful Punjab.

Recently, Sat Sharma was named moving president of the BJP successful Jammu and Kashmir, portion incumbent president Ravinder Raina was inactive successful chair. Sat Sharma went connected to regenerate Raina.

In Maharashtra, too, Ravindra Chavan was appointed moving president of BJP successful the authorities and aboriginal succeeded Chandrakant Bawankule, the incumbent authorities portion chief.

Bittu, Chugh invited Ashwani Sharma’s appointment

Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing and erstwhile Ludhiana MP Ravneet Bittu welcomed the assignment of Ashwani Sharma arsenic BJP Punjab moving president.

BJP nationalist wide caput Tarun Chugh besides hailed the assignment and said Sharma’s immense organisational acquisition would fortify the enactment successful the state.

“Sharma is simply a grassroots person who volition steer BJP to large heights successful Punjab,” said Chugh.

Bittu said, “Sharma’s rich acquisition and unwavering committedness to the enactment volition undoubtedly fortify the BJP’s footprint successful Punjab.”