Ranchi — Aditya Sahu has been appointed as the new President of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Jharkhand unit, party central election officer and Union Minister Jual Oram announced on Wednesday.
Sahu was elected unopposed after filing his nomination at the state BJP office in Ranchi on Tuesday, as no other candidate submitted nomination papers for the post.
A Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand, Sahu was previously serving as the Working President of the state BJP. He brings over 20 years of organisational experience, having held several key roles including state Vice President and General Secretary.
At 61, Sahu also has a strong academic background. He was associated with the education sector for several years and served as a lecturer at Ram Tahal Choudhary College until 2019. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in July 2022.
His elevation is considered significant in Jharkhand’s social and political context, as he belongs to the Vaishya community, a traditional support base of the BJP.
The announcement was made in the presence of several senior leaders, including Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi, former Union Minister Arjun Munda, Rajya Sabha MP Dr Pradeep Verma, former Chief Minister Madhu Koda, and MP B.D. Ram.
Oram also announced the election of 21 leaders from Jharkhand to the BJP’s National Council.
With inputs from IANS