New Delhi: Madan Kaushik, a minister from the Trivendra Singh Rawat government, has been appointed as new chief of Uttarakhand BJP. Kaushik replaced Bansidhar Bhagat.
In a statement issued by the Bharatiya Janata Party, it said that its national president JP Nadda has appointed Kaushik to the state unit chief's post with immediate effect.
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Kaushik met Nadda and BJP Uttarakhand in-charge Dushyant Gautam in Delhi on Thursday.
He had said several issues related to organisation and government were discussed in the meeting.
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Kaushik is a four time MLA from the Haridwar assembly constituency. He has also served as Minister in Bhuvan Singh Khanduri and Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' government in the Uttarakhand government.
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