Uttarakhand: BJP announced the new state president, Mahendra Bhatt got the command
On Saturday, the BJP announced the name of the new state president amid speculations that the state president of the BJP would be changed in Uttarakhand. The central leadership has handed over the command of the state to former Badrinath MLA Mahendra Bhatt. Former BJP MLA Mahendra Bhatt had a meeting with the party’s national president JP Nadda in Delhi on Wednesday. Since then there was speculation that the party is going to choose a new state president. Earlier, the command of the state BJP was in the hands of senior and experienced leader Madan Kaushik. After the assembly elections, there were discussions about handing over the command of the organization to a Brahmin leader of Garhwal Mandal in place of Kaushik.
It is being told that after the announcement of the name, he will now go to meet Madan Kaushik at his residence. After this both will go to the party office. There former state president Madan Kaushik will duly hand over the charge to him.
The journey of the party’s new state president Mahendra Bhatt
- Held the responsibility of State Co-Minister, District Convenor, District Organization Minister, Department Organization Minister in Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad from 1991 to 1996.
- In 1997, he was the state co-minister of BJP Yuva Morcha.
- From 1998 to 2000, took over the responsibility of State General Secretary in Uttaranchal Yuva Morcha.
- At the time of state formation from 2000 to 2002, he was the first state president of Uttaranchal Pradesh Yuva Morcha.
- From 2002 to 2005, the member of Yuva Morcha National Working Committee – took charge of the state in-charge of Himachal and Maharashtra Yuva Morcha.
- At the age of 32, in the first election of Uttarakhand from 2002 to 2007, 39 members were elected from Nandprayag Vidhan Sabha and took over the responsibility of Chief Whip in the Legislature.
- From 2007 to 2010, various responsibilities in the state BJP, state minister, Garhwal convener and member of the state working committee.
- Held the responsibility of Minister of State from 2010 to 2012. He was vice-chairman in the Minor Irrigation Monitoring Committee.
- From 2012 to 2014, Garhwal was again in-charge of Uttarakhand BJP.
- From 2014 to 2017, he was again a state minister in the BJP.
- In 2016, Garhwal was in charge of the Parivartan Yatra against the Congress government.
- In the 2017 assembly elections, he was elected as a member of the Badrinath assembly.
- In the Ramjanmabhoomi movement, he was imprisoned for 15 days in Kanskhet, Pauri.
- Stayed in Pauri Jail for five days during the Uttarakhand State Movement.
These leaders were till now the state president
- Puran Chand Sharma – 2000 to 2002
- Manohar Kant Dhyani – 2002 to 2003
- Bhagat Singh Koshyari – 2003 to 2007
- Bachi Singh Rawat – 2007 to 2009
- Bishan Singh Chufal – 2009 to 2013
- Tirath Singh Rawat – 2013 to 2015
- Ajay Bhatt – 2015 to 2020
- Banshidhar Bhagat – 2020 to 2021
- Madan Kaushik-2021 to 2022
