In a surprise move seven months before the assembly elections, BJP national president Amit Shah on Wednesday appointed MP from Jabalpur Rakesh Singh -- an unlikely candidate and little known face -- as state BJP president and successor of Nandkumar Singh Chouhan. When stalwarts like Narendra Singh Tomar, Kailash Vijayvargiya and several cabinet ministers including Narottam Mishra were in the race, appointment of Rakesh Singh is not just a surprise but came as a shocker for many.
A letter from BJP national general secretary Arun Singh reached state BJP organisational general secretary Suhas Bhagat on Wednesday morning which said, "BJP national president Amit Shah has appointed MP Rakesh Singh as president of Madhya Pradesh state unit." The letter also said that outgoing state BJP chief Nandkumar Singh Chouhan has been elevated as a member of the party’s national working committee.
Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Nandkumar Singh Chouhan and Rakesh Singh reached together for the official announcement at the state BJP headquarters after 3 pm. The new state chief was welcomed with garlands, beating of drums and bursting crackers.
Outgoing state BJP president Nandkumar Singh Chouhan aka Nandu Bhaiyya said, "Today is the auspicious Akshay Tritiya and destiny has chosen Rakesh Singh to take charge of our party in Madhya Pradesh. The BJP is a party built on an ideology by our patriarchs like Kushabhau Thakre. The organisation gave me the opportunity to work and I honestly tried to do my best. Now I am sure that three times MP Rakesh Singh will take the party forward and we will undoubtedly achieve our target of `ab ki baar 200 paar’ and make government for the fourth time in the state and in 2019 Narendra Modi will be Prime Minister for a second term.
A letter from BJP national general secretary Arun Singh reached state BJP organisational general secretary Suhas Bhagat on Wednesday morning which said, "BJP national president Amit Shah has appointed MP Rakesh Singh as president of Madhya Pradesh state unit." The letter also said that outgoing state BJP chief Nandkumar Singh Chouhan has been elevated as a member of the party’s national working committee.
Outgoing state BJP president Nandkumar Singh Chouhan aka Nandu Bhaiyya said, "Today is the auspicious Akshay Tritiya and destiny has chosen Rakesh Singh to take charge of our party in Madhya Pradesh. The BJP is a party built on an ideology by our patriarchs like Kushabhau Thakre. The organisation gave me the opportunity to work and I honestly tried to do my best. Now I am sure that three times MP Rakesh Singh will take the party forward and we will undoubtedly achieve our target of `ab ki baar 200 paar’ and make government for the fourth time in the state and in 2019 Narendra Modi will be Prime Minister for a second term.
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