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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed new in-charge and co-in-charge leaders for its Karnataka unit, apparently to prepare the party for the next Assembly elections due in 2028.

Party National General Secretary Harish Dvivedhi, who had earlier worked as in-charge for Assam, has been appointed as in-charge for the party’s Karnataka unit. Mr. Dvivedihi is a former MP who is known for his poll strategies. He is expected to prepare the BJP’s Karnataka unit for the next Assembly elections.

Mr. Dvivedhi replaces Dr. Radhamohan Das Agarwal who was in-charge of the BJP’s Karnataka unit so far. Dr. Kasam Venkanteshwaralu has been appointed co-in-charge for the State.