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BJP names Dharmendra Pradhan poll in-charge for Bihar, Bhupender Yadav for West Bengal

Updated on: 25 September,2025 07:47 PM IST  |  New Delhi
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While the Bihar assembly elections are expected to be held in November this year, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are likely to go to polls in March-April next year

BJP names Dharmendra Pradhan poll in-charge for Bihar, Bhupender Yadav for West Bengal

e BJP on Thursday made important appointments for key poll-bound states. Representational Pic/File

The BJP on Thursday made important appointments for key poll-bound states, including for next year, naming Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Bhupender Yadav as its election in-charge of Bihar and West Bengal.

The party appointed Baijayant 'Jay' Panda, one of its vice presidents, its in-charge for the assembly polls in Tamil Nadu where it is a junior partner to the AIADMK.


While the Bihar assembly elections are expected to be held in November, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are likely to go to polls in March-April.



A BJP statement said Union minister C R Paatil, who heads the party's Gujarat unit and is considered a capable organisation hand, and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya are co-incharges for the Bihar polls.

Former Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb is the co-incharge for West Bengal and Union minister Murlidhar Mohol is the co-incharge for Tamil Nadu, it added.

Both Pradhan and Yadav are among the most experienced poll managers of the BJP and have overseen elections in several states.

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