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BJP gets new chiefs in UP, Maharashtra

In Maharashtra, the saffron party named one of its prominent Maratha faces, Chandrakant Patil to lead the state unit ahead of the Assembly elections.

New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday named Uttar Pradesh Cabinet minister and a prominent OBC leader in the state, Swatantra Dev Singh, to succeed Mahendra Nath Pandey as its state unit chief.

In Maharashtra, the saffron party named one of its prominent Maratha faces, Chandrakant Patil to lead the state unit ahead of the Assembly elections.

Mr Pandey is now part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s team. Mr Patil succeeds Raosaheb Danve Patil, who is a minister in the Modi government.

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