BJP picks incharges for four poll-bound states

Just about a fortnight has barely passed since the Lok Sabha election results and the new NDA government assumed office for the third time in a row, the BJP has already stepped up preparations for the Assembly polls scheduled for later this year, and on Monday, the party named its in-charges for Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand, and Jammu and Kashmir.

In Maharashtra, home to India’s financial capital Mumbai, the BJP fared below expectations in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls. It has chosen two Union ministers as in-charges of this important state.

Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has been appointed the in-charge, while Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will be the co-in-charge.

Another Union minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, has been handed charge of Haryana, and he will be assisted by former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb.