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Giving a boost to the organizational structure, Bharatiya Janata Party has announced new in-charges and co-in-charges in many states of the country, in which the command of Jharkhand state, which is considered very sensitive politically, has now been handed over to the experienced tribal leader and MP Gajendra Singh Patel. Gajendra Singh Patel, who has been Lok Sabha MP from Khargone in Madhya Pradesh for two consecutive terms and is holding the responsibility of National General Secretary of the party, has been made the new state in-charge of Jharkhand BJP. He will replace Dr. Laxmikant Vajpayee. After this appointment, discussions have intensified in the political circles of Jharkhand and huge enthusiasm is being seen among the party workers. Let us know in detail who is Gajendra Singh Patel and what is his entire political journey.
Who is Gajendra Singh Patel? Journey from grassroots level to national politics
Gajendra Singh Patel, who hails from Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh and especially from Khargone parliamentary constituency, is one of those select leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party who has started his political innings not from any big post, but from the very Trinamool level (ground level). After being associated with the branches and ideological background of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since his student days, he started working as a youth leader under the banner of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). After this he efficiently discharged various organizational responsibilities in Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Vanvasi Kalyan Parishad and Scheduled Tribe (ST) Morcha of the party. His long organizational experience and deep connect among the tribal societies establish him as a trusted strategist within the party.
Excellent electoral and organizational track record from student politics to Parliament.
The graph of Gajendra Singh Patel’s political career has always been upward. He started making inroads among the public through ideological and social organizations since the 1990s. Seeing his organizational skills and activism among the public, the party fielded him in the election field from Khargone Lok Sabha seat of Madhya Pradesh in the year 2019, where he entered Parliament for the first time by registering a resounding victory. After this, impressed by his working style and leadership ability, the party gave him ticket again in the 2024 general elections and he registered his presence in Parliament for the second consecutive time by winning with a huge vote. In view of his organizational efficiency, the BJP central leadership had appointed him as the National General Secretary of the party.
Why is this new appointment of Gajendra Singh Patel considered important in Jharkhand?
In the current political scenario, Jharkhand state is a very strategically important destination for the Bharatiya Janata Party. To meet the upcoming political challenges and electoral equations, the party needed a leadership that had a strong hold among the tribals and could energize the workers at the grassroots level. Gajendra Singh Patel has long experience of being a tribal leader as well as a skilled organizer, which can prove to be very suitable for the party in the geographical and social conditions of Jharkhand. The big responsibility of giving a tough competition to the opposition parties in Jharkhand politics and improving mutual coordination within the party has now fallen on his shoulders.
Saurabh Singh and Nivedita Singh got the important responsibility of co-in-charge
Not only the main in-charge, but to make the party organization in Jharkhand more strong and sharp, the central leadership has also fielded strong faces as co-in-charge. Former Chhattisgarh MLA Saurabh Singh and former member of Bihar Legislative Council and powerful leader of Sasaram Nivedita Singh have been appointed co-in-charge of Jharkhand. Due to being adjacent to the borders of Chhattisgarh and Bihar and having a good understanding of the political pulse there, the appointment of these two co-in-charges is also being considered as a very smart political step. The trio of these three leaders seems fully prepared to give new impetus to the organizational expansion of BJP in Jharkhand.
Major changes in Jharkhand BJP excite the workers, eyes fixed on upcoming strategies
As soon as the official announcement was made by the central leadership about making Gajendra Singh Patel the new in-charge of Jharkhand, there was an atmosphere of celebration among the party workers and officials across the state. Local leaders of various districts including Hazaribagh, Ranchi have welcomed this appointment and expressed hope that under his guidance the organizational structure of the party in Jharkhand will become stronger. Political analysts believe that the biggest challenge before the new in-charge will be to unite all the factions within the party and keep the workers active up to the booth level for the upcoming election campaigns. However, after this major reshuffle, brainstorming on new equations has started in the political circles of Jharkhand.