The appointment of three Union Ministers by the BJP high command to oversee party activities for the 2026 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu assumes significance as the national party pushes to gain a foothold in the State and strengthen the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of next year’s polls.
On December 15, BJP national president J.P. Nadda appointed Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal as the election in-charge for Tamil Nadu. Mr. Goyal replaced Lok Sabha MP Baijayant Panda, who was appointed the election in-charge for the State on September 25.
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The BJP high command also appointed Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal as the election co-in-charge, while retaining Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation Muralidhar Mohol who was appointed the co-in-charge earlier.
The fresh set of appointments coincides with the meeting of BJP Tamil Nadu president Nainar Nagenthran with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on December 14 and the appointment of Nitin Nabin, a member of the Nitish Kumar-led Cabinet in Bihar, as the party’s national working president.
