The BJP on Thursday appointed senior leader and Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan as its election in-charge for Bihar ahead of the crucial Assembly polls.

The party also named senior leaders CR Patil, Keshav Prasad Maurya and Murlidhar Mohol as co-incharges, further strengthening its organisational setup in the state.

Pradhan, a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, had earlier served as the BJP’s election in-charge for Odisha and Haryana, where he played a key role in securing major victories for the party.

PROVEN EXPERIENCE IN ODISHA AND HARYANA

Last year, Dharmendra Pradhan was the BJP’s election incharge in Odisha, where the party formed a government for the first time by defeating Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal. He was involved in shaping the pa

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