Nearly seven months after becoming the executive president of BJP, Jagat Prakash Nadda popularly known as JP Nadda took reins of party president from Amit Shah. The 59-year old BJP leader having experience in Govt as well as organisation first task will be to constitute his team which includes appointing State presidents and office bearers.

Jharkhand is one of the States which is going to get new BJP president. Present BJP president Laxman Gilua after humiliating defeat of party in just concluded Assembly election has tendered his resignation, but the BJP central leadership is yet to accept his resignation.

Sources said central leadership this time is going to make a president who apart from having mass appeal too is vocal with good oratorical skills. A senior BJP leader requesting anonymity said, “The appointment of new BJP president depends upon joining of JVM Chief Babulal Marandi in BJP. If Marandi merges his party with BJP, either he will be made new tate president or leader of opposition in house. In this case any of either post will be given to non-tribals.”

Sources said that among the non-tribal leaders the names of Ranchi MP Sanjay Seth, Anant Ojha, Sunil Singh, Deepak Prakash and others are doing the rounds. Seth and Anant Ojha, apart from having long experience in party, have good oratory skills. Sunil Singh has good rapport in BJP’s Delhi Durbar as he is close to many BJP leaders. Deepak Prakash is also considered as strong contender for BJP president post as he is close to Nadda, sources said.

However, party state spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo said, “The party will go for such leader who will rejuvenate the party and is acceptable to all.” Sources said that after the appointment of new president, the BJP central leadership will also make new State working committee appointing new office bearers which includes vice presidents, general secretary, secretaries, spokespersons and presidents of different cells and district presidents.

Meanwhile, the State president Laxman Gilua has congratulated Nadda on his appointment as new national president of BJP. Gilua said, Nadda has long association with Jharkhand soil as being health minister he choose Jharkhand to launch Prime Minister Narendra Modi much ambitious Ayushman Bharat Yojana.

Sources said Nadda has a challenge to take party to new heights as since late 2018, BJP has lost control of western states of Raj and Maha, Jharkhand in the east and Chhattisgarh in central India - shrinking its national footprint, even though Modi’s popularity seems largely undiminished.