Rajya Sabha member Aditya Sahu is set to become the new president of the Jharkhand unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as he was the only candidate to file a nomination on Tuesday (January 13, 2026) for the post.
Mr. Sahu will replace Babulal Marandi, who is currently serving as Leader of the Opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. Union Minister and State Election Officer Jual Oram was in Ranchi on the instructions of the central leadership to conduct the nomination process.
He was accompanied by Mr. Marandi, Organisation General Secretary Karmveer Singh and State Election Officer Dr. Pradeep Verma. Mr. Oram said that one nomination paper for the State president and 21 for the National Council members had been received.
Mr. Sahu’s proposers included Mr. Marandi, former Chief Minister Arjun Munda, Union Minister Annapurna Devi, State vice-presidents Rakesh Prasad, and others.
Mr. Oram said that the names of the State president and the members of the National Council would be formally announced on Wednesday (January 14, 2026).
