Senior journalist M J Akbar, who joined BJP only three days ago, was today appointed as the party's national spokesperson.
Akbar, a Congress MP from Kishanganj in Bihar between 1989 and 1991, was appointed national spokesman bty BJP chief Rajnath Singh. He was also a Congress party spokesperson in 1989 ahead of Lok Sabha polls.
Rajnath Singh also appointed Arun Singh as incharge of the party's affairs in Odisha where assembly elections are also being held along with Lok Sabha elections.
