BJP appoints Baijayant Panda as incharge for Delhi Assembly election

The BJP on Tuesday appointed Baijayant Panda as its election incharge for the upcoming Delhi Assembly poll amid detailed discussions with its local unit over its strategy and local leaders pressing for the declaration of candidates by early November.

Mr. Panda, one of the BJP vice-presidents and a Lok Sabha member from Odisha’s Kendrapara, will be assisted by Ghaziabad MP Atul Garg, who has been appointed as the co-incharge for the poll scheduled for early next year.

A BJP source said Mr. Panda’s appointment came as the party’s top leadership has been holding detailed deliberations with its local leaders for the past four days over the prospective candidates and its likely strategy for the Assembly election.