The BJP has begun preparation for Assembly polls later this year, naming its in-charges for Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir.For the very important state of Maharashtra, the party has picked two Union Ministers. Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav has been appointed the in-charge while Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will be the co-in-charge. Another Union Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, has been handed charge of Haryana and he will be assisted by former Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb.
Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and newly appointed Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be the in-charge of Jharkhand and he will be helped by Assam Chief Minister and the BJP's go-to man in the northeast, Himanta Biswa Sarma. The preparations for the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be handled by Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy.
भाजपा राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री @JPNadda ने आगामी विधानसभा चुनाव- महाराष्ट्र, हरियाणा, झारखंड एवं जम्मू कश्मीर के लिए प्रदेश चुनाव प्रभारी एवं सह-प्रभारियों की नियुक्ति की है। pic.twitter.com/L4SbOrVrbI
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Jammu and Kashmir will have its first Assembly polls since 2014 and the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The BJP did not contest this year's Lok Sabha polls in Kashmir and won both seats in Jammu region.
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