Selvaganabathy is the new president of BJP’s Puducherry unit

BJP appoints S. Selvaganabathy as Puducherry unit president, replacing V. Saminathan. Selvaganabathy is a Rajya Sabha member, nominated MLA and has been associated with RSS for years. Saminathan had been president for 7 yrs. and was nominated MLA.

Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) S. Selvaganabathy has been appointed as president of Puducherry unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), replacing V. Saminathan.

“BJP national president J. P Nadda has appointed S. Selvaganabathy as the state president of Puducherry, BJP,” national general secretary and party headquarter in-charge Arun Singh said in a communication on Monday, September 25.

Mr. Selvaganabathy, who has been serving as treasurer of the party for a long time, was made Rajya Sabha member in 2021. Before his election to the Upper House, Mr. Selvaganabathy served as a nominated legislator of the Puducherry Assembly.

He has been closely associated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its affiliated organisations for years. He also runs educational institutions in Puducherry.

Mr. Saminathan, was heading the organisation in Puducherry for more than seven years. He had earlier taken over the reigns of the party from M. Visweswaran in 2016. Mr. Saminathan also served as the nominated MLA.