Mahendra Bhatt appointed as new President of Uttarakhand BJP

Bharitya Janta Party on Saturday appointed Mahendra Bhatt as new President of BJP Uttarakhand. Full story on Dynamite News:

New Delhi: Bharitya Janta Party on Saturday appointed Mahendra Bhatt as the new President of BJP Uttarakhand.

Bhatt, a former MLA of Nandaprayag in Chamoli district, replaces Haridwar MLA Mahesh Kaushik as the BJP's state unit chief. Bhatt lost in the assembly polls held earlier this year.

With the appointment of Bhatt, a brahmin leader from the Garwhal region, the BJP has tried to strike a balance between caste and region. Chief Minster Pushkar Singh Dhami is a Thakur from the Kumaon region.

A senior party leader said Bhatt has risen through the ranks after working in Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and the BJP's youth wing. He is of RSS background. (PTI)