BJP Appoints Kiran Singh Dev As Chhattisgarh State President

In another surprising move, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday chose Jagdalpur MLA Kiran Singh Deo, a first-time legislator, as its State president for Chhattisgarh.

While a change of guard was imminent with incumbent State BJP chief Arun Sao being appointed as one of the two Deputy Chief Ministers in the Vishnu Deo Sai-led State government, the 60-year-old was initially not among the people considered for the post.

A notification issued by the party’s national general secretary Arun Kumar in Delhi read: “BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda has appointed MLA Kiran Singh Deo as BJP Chhattisgarh unit president.”