State chief after polls for national chief, State BJP told

--State leaders return from Delhi

BHUBANESWAR: Election for State chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be held after the poll for national chief, said the State BJP leaders who returned from Delhi after four days of staying there to discuss with national leaders of the party over the State president election.

The national leaders had assured that the State chief would be appointed before the elections for the party’s national president, but that could not be materialised as the date for national chief election fixed on Jan 23.

  

“Election for State BJP chief would be held soon after the polls for national chief is completed, though the present party president didn’t fix the date,” said State BJP’s election officer Bijaylaxmi Mishra.

Notably, as many as 46 BJP members, including some office bearers, the State returning officer and district presidents had left for Delhi on January 16 to raise the voice against the dithering attitude of the Central leadership to fix a date for the State president election.

They had met returning officer for the internal elections Thwarchand Gehlot, senior leaders LK Advani, Rajnath Singh, party president Nitin Gadkari, opposition leader in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and other top leaders regarding the issue.