Uttarakhand BJP to get new president by July 1

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand BJP will get a new president by July 1, state election officer of the party Khajan Das said on Saturday.

Union minister Harsh Malhotra has been appointed as the central election officer for the selection of the new president of the party’s state unit, Das added.

The name of the new state party chief will be announced by July 1, he said.

Rajya Sabha MP Mahendra Bhatt holds the post at present.

Malhotra was appointed as the election officer by the central leadership to finalise the organisational election process in Uttarakhand. He will also complete the selection process of the members of the party’s National Council, Das said.

Malhotra is the Lok Sabha MP from East Delhi.

With the consent of the central election officer, the dates for nomination and all other processes for the president’s post will be announced soon, Das said.