BJP appoints mandal presidents in Puducherry
The Hindu
Bharatiya Janata Party appoints new leadership in Puducherry with focus on women candidates, gearing up for upcoming elections.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has brought in new faces to the leadership position in majority of the 30 Assembly segments in Puducherry. As part of the organisational elections, the BJP has appointed new mandal (Assembly) presidents, including 3 women candidates.
The three women elected to the post of mandal presidents are Kavitha (Thattanchavady), Jaya Priyadhashini (Uppalam) and P. Bhuvaneswari ( Mudaliarpet). All new presidents were felicitated on Wednesday by Home Minister A. Namassivayam and BJP Puducherry unit president S. Selvaganabathy at the party office.
The party would be announcing the names of five district presidents and the president of the Puducherry unit in a few days, said a BJP functionary. On Tuesday, Tamil Nadu BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan, observer for organisational elections in the Union Territory, and the party’s UT-in charge Nirmal Kumar Surana held final round of consultations regarding the appointment of new president of the party in Puducherry.
Those who participated in the deliberations, include Mr. Selvaganabathy, Mr. Namassivayam, Speaker R. Selvam, Minister for Social Welfare A. K Sai J Saravanan Kumar, party legislators and other office-bearers.
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