Mahendra Bhatt (50), a former Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) MLA from Badrinath, has been appointed as the following state president of Uttarakhand. Bhatt replaces Madan Kaushik, a celebration MLA from Haridwar who was appointed final yr and didn’t discover a cupboard berth within the incumbent Pushkar Singh Dhami authorities.
A protégée of the Ram Janmbhoomi temple motion, Mahendra Bhatt rose by way of the ranks inside get together over the previous three a long time. He twice entered the state meeting however earlier this yr misplaced to a Congress candidate within the meeting polls.
Nonetheless, his loss within the election hardly made any distinction as he remained ‘blue-eyed’ amongst BJP’s prime brass and Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) cadres.
Since BJP nationwide president JP Nadda met him within the nationwide capital earlier this week, it was speculated that Bhatt might be picked for the organisational prime position.
Apparently, Bhatt toyed with Hindu hard-line ideology and a few of his statements led to political fight with the opposition Congress. Be it proscribing entry of the non-Hindus to Char Dham or avoiding “barbers” of a selected group, Bhatt stirred the political temperature.
“I strongly help nationalism however I’m not towards any faith,” Bhatt stated to News18 when requested whether or not his hardline stand helped him for the brand new position.
A Brahmin from Garhwal hills, Bhatt had additionally labored as a secretary in Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) when current CM Pushkar was BJYM president. Each the leaders share a superb rapport and that is one connection that the get together might have thought of earlier than choosing him as president.
“I prolonged greatest needs to Mahendra Bhattji. He’s an skilled organizational chief and can contribute to the expansion of the get together” CM Dhami stated.
With Bhatt’s elevation, the saffron get together has apparently struck a steadiness between Kumaon and Garhwal areas. Apart from, a caste steadiness has additionally been saved in thoughts. Bhatt is a Brahmin from Garhwal whereas CM Dhami is a Thakur from Kumaon.
The get together is but to determine on a brand new position for the outgoing president Madan Kaushik whose picture was hit onerous by his personal get together leaders in Haridwar district for allegedly backing BSP candidates within the meeting elections.
Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar are two districts within the plains of Uttarakhand with a most of 20 meeting seats and in each districts, BJP didn’t carry out as per expectations within the meeting polls. That is stated to be one of many causes for Kaushik’s removing.
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