BJP puts Piyush Goyal in charge of Tamil Nadu, Baijayant Panda in charge of Assam ahead of 2026 polls

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 15 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday appointed Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry as the Election Incharge for Tamil Nadu, while BJP MP Baijayant Panda takes charge of the state of Assam. Both states will go to the polls in 2026.
Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State (IC) for Law & Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and Muralidhar Mohol, Minister of State Civil Aviation & Co-operations have been appointed as the Election Co-Incharge, for the forthcoming Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly elections, while Sunil Kumar Sharma, MLA, Leader of Opposition, Jammu & Kashmir Assembly and Darshana Ben Jardosh, Former Union Minister, are co-incharge of Assam.
Meanwhile, a day after being appointed as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national working president, Bihar minister Nitin Nabin on Monday paid tribute to his father, veteran BJP leader and former MLA Navin Kishore Prasad Sinha, in Patna.
Speaking to reporters, he said the party leadership had consistently guided workers and that he was beginning the journey ahead with his father's blessings.He also visited the Mahavir Mandir here to offer his prayers.State BJP chief and Bihar Minister Dilip Jaiswal accompanied him during his visit to the temple.
"...I have come to pay tribute to my father. I also had the darshan at Mahavir Mandir, which fills us with energy. It is with the blessings of my father that I could reach where I am in these 20 years. I will begin the journey ahead with the blessings of my father," Nabin said.
Recalling the philosophy of his father and the BJP, the 45-year-old said, "They say to always keep your country first and yourself second, and we have tried our best to work with that mindset..."
"I am going to the temple to seek the blessings of the Almighty... The party has always entrusted the party workers with responsibilities and motivated them to work harder. I will strive to stand up to the expectations of the party leadership..." Nabin said.
Nabin, a five-time MLA, will take formal charge as the BJP's National Working President at the BJP headquarters later today. (ANI)