New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi has changed its face. Adesh Kumar Gupta has been made the new president of Delhi BJP in place of MP Manoj Tiwari. In this regard, an official letter has been issued by party general secretary Arun Singh.
Removal of Prakash has come as a “surprise” for many in the party as he is considered close to Rajya Sabha member Vijay Goel, who has been quite active in Delhi.
“The timing of the decision is questionable since Tiwari himself has completed his three-year term as the president of Delhi BJP. Jai Prakash is known for his closeness to Goel,” said a top Delhi BJP leader.
Tiwari was not immediately available for comment on the change. However, sources close to him said that the change had been pending for some time.
“The decision has the approval of national leaders. It had been pending for quite some time. Jai Prakash is already holding posts of chairman of the standing committee of North Delhi Municipal Corporation, and a member of Delhi Jal Board. BJP follows the principle of one person, one post,” said a close aide of Tiwari.
In other changes, Vijay Pandit has been made district president of Mehrauli party unit, while Pawan Rathi has been appointed as general secretary of the district, said a BJP statement.
It is worth noting that Bhojpuri actor, singer and politician Manoj Tiwari is very popular among Bhojpuri people. Since Delhi has a very large number of laborers from UP and Bihar, Manoj Tiwari was seen as a vote catcher to the BJP and handed over the command of Delhi. The BJP is presuming that the workers returning home are hardly returning to Delhi, in such a step of the BJP, this is being seen as Bihari politics.
