Dharmendra Pradhan, Bhupender Yadav Appointed As BJP's Poll In-Charges For Bihar, Bengal

Last Updated:September 25, 2025, 14:48 IST

Dharmandra Pradhan and Bhupender Yadav are BJP election in-charges for Bihar and Bengal. CR Paatil, Keshav Prasad Maurya, Baijayant Panda, and Murlidhar Mohal also have key roles.

In Tamil Nadu, the BJP picked Lok Sabha MP Baijayant Panda as election in-charge and Minister of State (MoS) Murlidhar Mohal co-in-charge. (File)

Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Bhupender Yadav have been appointed as the BJP’s election in-charge for Bihar and Bengal.

Pradhan has handled the party’s responsibility in Haryana for the 2024 and ​Uttar Pradesh elections, besides overseeing polls previously in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Karnataka.

Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Paatil and Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya have been made election co-incharges for Bihar, where polls are scheduled to be held in October-November.

The BJP has handed over Bengal poll responsibility to Bhupender Yadav, who ensured the party’s victory in Maharashtra, ​Madhya Pradesh, ​Manipur, ​Bihar, ​Jharkhand (2014) and ​Rajasthan (2013). He was also made the election in-charge for the 2017 Gujarat assembly elections.

In Tamil Nadu, the BJP picked Lok Sabha MP Baijayant Panda as election in-charge and Minister of State (MoS) Murlidhar Mohal co-in-charge.

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