The Bharatiya Janata Party's newly appointed state in-charges and co-in-charges are meeting at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 29. The meeting is being chaired by BJP National President Nitin Nabin.The meeting is the first collective gathering of the newly appointed state teams after the BJP announced a major organisational reshuffle on September 23. The new appointments cover all 28 states and eight Union Territories.Why is the BJP holding this meeting now?The meeting comes soon after the BJP changed its organisational responsibilities across states and Union Territories. The new teams are expected to coordinate party work at the state level and review organisational priorities.The reshuffle was announced ahead of the next round of Assembly elections. Reports have identified states such as Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand among the politically important areas where the new organisational teams will have responsibilities.The September 29 meeting also gives Nitin Nabin an opportunity to interact collectively with the leaders who have recently received state responsibilities. It follows the BJP's decision to assign new in-charges and co-in-charges across the country.Who has received key BJP state responsibilities?The BJP's new organisational list includes several senior leaders with responsibilities for more than one state or major state units. Smriti Irani has been given charge of Haryana and Chhattisgarh, while Ram Madhav has been assigned Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand.Vinod Tawde has been appointed the BJP's in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, with Jagdish Patel, Medha Kulkarni, Pradeep Varma and Anant Ojha named as co-in-charges. Satish Poonia has been assigned Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. For Delhi, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe has been appointed in-charge, with Jamyang Tsering Namgyal and Darshanaben Jardosh as co-in-charges. Tarun Chugh has been given responsibility for Gujarat, according to the organisational list.What could the meeting cover?The meeting is taking place as the BJP prepares its organisation for upcoming Assembly elections and other political activities. The newly appointed state teams are expected to work on coordination, organisational planning and state-level party activities.Reports before the meeting said that the BJP's preparations in poll-bound states would be an important area of attention. The party has also been carrying out organisational reviews in individual states. "The meeting follows Nitin Nabin's recent organisational engagements in West Bengal, where he met state office-bearers, MPs, MLAs and other party functionaries to review the state unit's work. "The BJP's September 23 appointments marked a wider restructuring of its state-level organisation. The September 29 meeting is therefore an important follow-up to those appointments, bringing the new state in-charges and co-in-charges together at the party headquarters in New Delhi. Also Read : BJP Moves Notice for J&K Assembly Speaker’s Removal, Says Language Used in Statehood Resolution ‘Unacceptable
