BJP Preps For State Elections, 2 Ministers To Be In Charge Of Maharashtra
NDTV
The BJP had performed well below its expectations in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha polls, winning nine of the state's 48 seats.
It hasn't even been two weeks since the Lok Sabha polls concluded, after which PM Narendra Modi took the oath of office for a third consecutive term, but the BJP has already begun preparing for Assembly polls later this year, naming its in-charges for Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir.
For the very important state of Maharashtra, the party has picked two Union Ministers. Environment Minister Bhupendra 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.
