OBC MP Nayab Singh Saini Appointed BJP Haryana president
NDTV
The appointment of Nayab Singh Saini, a first-time MP, may help the party strengthen its hold among the Other Backward Classes.
The BJP on Friday appointed Lok Sabha MP Nayab Singh Saini, belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC), its Haryana unit president in place of Om Prakash Dhankar as the party prepares for the Lok Sabha elections next year to be followed by the state assembly polls.
A party communication said Mr Dhankar, a Jat, has been appointed a national secretary of the party.
The appointment of Mr Saini, 53, a first-time MP representing Kurukshetra in the Lok Sabha, may help the party strengthen its hold among the OBC community as the support of Jats, who are the most populous community in the state, is largely seen to be divided among the Congress, Jannayak Janta Party and the Indian National Lok Dal.
