BJP announces new national team. Who is in, who is out

Download AppNewsIndiaBJP announces new national team. Who is in, who is out The BJP has announced a new national team under party president Nitin Nabin, with Smriti Irani as national general secretary. The reshuffle retains some senior leaders, promotes others and drops several office-bearers across key posts.Nitin Nabin unveiled BJP's new national team on Monday. (Photo: ITG)The BJP on Monday announced its new national team under party president Nitin Nabin, bringing in a mix of experienced leaders, younger faces and representatives from different regions and social groups. The revamped team includes 10 women and six leaders from minority communities, with former Union minister Smriti Irani appointed national general secretary. Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia, former Union minister D Purandeshwari and former NCW chief Rekha Verma have been retained as vice-presidents, while Kavita Patidar and Sangeeta Yadav have been appointed national secretaries.The reshuffle also saw several prominent leaders being dropped from key organisational posts, while some have been promoted or assigned new responsibilities. Here’s a list of key changes in the BJP’s new national team:WHO IS INSmriti Irani — National general secretaryVasundhara Raje Scindia — Vice-president; retainedD Purandeshwari — Vice-presidentRekha Verma — Vice-president; retainedBaijayant Panda — Vice-president; retainedTariq Mansoor — Vice-president; retainedLal Singh Arya — Vice-president; promoted from SC Morcha presidentSaudan Singh — National joint general secretary (organisation); moved from vice-presidentShiv Prakash — National joint general secretary (organisation); retainedHarish Dwivedi — National general secretary; promotedVinod Tawde — National general secretary; retainedSunil Bansal — National general secretary; retainedPiyush Goyal — National treasurer; returns to the postKavita Patidar — National secretarySangeeta Yadav — National secretaryRoop Kumari Choudhary — BJP Mahila Morcha presidentPriti Gandhi — Social media co-convenorTarun Chugh — National office in-chargeRituraj Sinha — Prakoshth Sankul co-convenorPradeep Bhandari — Media co-convenor; moved from national spokespersonSiddharth Yadav — Media co-convenor; moved from national spokespersonWHO IS OUTArun Singh — Dropped as national general secretaryDushyant Gautam — Dropped as national general secretaryRadha Mohan Das Agarwal — Dropped as national general secretarySaroj Pandey — Dropped as vice-presidentD K Aruna — Dropped as vice-presidentM Chuba Ao — Dropped as vice-presidentAbdulla Kutty — Dropped as vice-presidentLaxmikant Vajpayee — Dropped as vice-presidentLata Usendi — Dropped as vice-presidentArvind Menon — Dropped as national secretaryPankaja Munde — Dropped as national secretaryAlka Gurjar — Dropped as national secretaryOm Prakash Dhurve — Dropped as national secretaryNarendra Singh — Dropped as national secretaryKamakhya Prasad Tasa — Dropped as national secretarySurendra Nagar — Dropped as national secretaryOm Prakash Dhanak — Dropped as national secretaryManjinder Singh Sirsa — Dropped as national secretaryRajesh Agarwal — Dropped as treasurerNaresh Bansal — Dropped as joint treasurerAmit Malviya — Dropped as IT cell convenorSanjay Mayukh — Dropped as media cell co-convenor- EndsPublished By: Priyanka KumariPublished On: Aug 17, 2026 18:31 IST