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BJP elects party's 130 Mandal presidents in Delhi

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Delhi BJP today announced that presidents of its 130 Mandal (ward) units have been elected unanimously.

The main round of organisational elections was completed today. Election of rest of Mandal presidents will be completed in the next few days, said Delhi BJP's organisational election officer Subhash Sachdeva.

"Under the membership campaign of Delhi BJP, 25 lakh new members were enrolled. The task of systematic enlisting, formation of committees and verification of active members was completed honestly," he said.

The presidents of district units are also expected to be picked soon, once the ward level elections are completed. There are a total of 280 ward (Mandal) units of the party in Delhi.
 

The race for post of Delhi unit president of the party has also gained momentum with several names doing the rounds. One of the possibilities include present Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay being given a go ahead by national leaders for another term, party sources said.

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First Published: Jan 15 2016 | 8:13 PM IST

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