NEW DELHI: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan , a seasoned BJP campaigner and prominent OBC neta with extensive organisational experience, will be in charge of the party's campaign for the Bihar elections likely in November. He will be assisted by Union water resources minister and Gujarat BJP chief C R Patil and UP deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. The party also announced key appointments for other critical state elections. Union minister Bhupender Yadav will serve as election in-charge for West Bengal, with former Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb as co-in-charge. In TN, party vice-president Baijayant 'Jay' Panda will oversee the campaign, with Union minister Murlidhar Mohol as co-in-charge. Pradhan and Yadav, both experienced strategists from the OBC community, have led BJ

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