Ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections scheduled later this year, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday appointed noted leaders as election in-charge for state polls.
BJP appointed party's national general secretary Bhupendra Yadav as election in-charge for Maharashtra. Moreover, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya along with Senior BJP leader Laxman Savadi have been appointed as co-incharge for Maharashtra.
BJP is preparing for the upcoming elections in four states including Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana and Jharkhand. BJP MP Om Prakash Mathur has been appointed as election in-charge for Jharkhand followed by Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Narendra Singh Tomar for Delhi and Haryana, respectively.
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During the 2014 assembly elections in Maharashtra, BJP performed well and allied with Shiv Sena post-polls to form a government in the state. Earlier, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had clarified that Shiv Sena and BJP will contest the 2019 assembly polls together.