Uma Bharti appointed as BJP\'s vice-president after opting out of polls
Bharti represents Jhansi in the Lok Sabha.
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday appointed Union minister Uma Bharti, who has decided not to contest the Lok Sabha polls, its national vice-president.
Bharti, who represents Jhansi in the Lok Sabha, was brought in as a senior office bearer after she conveyed to the BJP leadership her wish to not contest the coming general elections.
The Hindutva leader has said she wants to go on a 18-month-long pilgrimage from May.
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