BJP reshuffle: Ram Madhav, Smriti Irani, Biplab Deb in new national team; Piyush Goyal named treasurer
The BJP has announced a new national team under party chief Nitin Nabin, featuring several high-profile appointments including Smriti Irani and Ram Madhav. Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the new team for its blend of experience and grassroots connectivity.
Why it matters
This reshuffle signals a strategic shift in the BJP's organizational structure and leadership priorities for the coming term.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday (August 17, 2026) announced a new team under its chief Nitin Nabin, naming 13 vice-presidents including including Ram Madhav, Lok Sabha MP D. Purandeshwari and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat.
Former Union Minister Bharti Pawar, Manpreet Singh Badal, and Tariq Mansoor were also named as vice-presidents
Former Union Minister Smriti Irani, former Tripura CM Biplab Deb, Sunil Bansal, Vinod Tawde, Satish Poonia were among the eight new national general secretaries announced, as the party chose to retain B.L. Santhosh as national general secretary (organisation).
Additionally, the party named Shivprakash and Saudan Singh as national joint general secretaries (organisation)
Meanwhile, Gajendra Patel, Harish Dwivedi and Sanjay Bhatia were appointed national general secretaries. The saffron party appointed Union Minister Piyush Goyal as the treasurer. Former AAP leader Sandeep Pathak has been named among 16 national secretaries, apart from Anil Antony, and Rohan Gupta.
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