BJP top brass to have roles for Ravi Shankar Prasad, Javedekar in poll-bound states

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to announce new roles for senior former Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar, ANI reported quoting sources. The two leaders may be appointed as the BJP's National General Secretary or Vice President, say reports.

They will also be given important duties for the upcoming assembly elections in poll-bound states. According to reports, BJP President JP Nadda convened a meeting of National Secretaries on Sunday at the BJP headquarters in the national capital, to discuss the strategy for assembly polls.

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Last week, 43 leaders took the oath of office in the first reshuffle and expansion of the Union Cabinet since Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected for a second term in May 2019. Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar were among the 12 Union Ministers who resigned from their positions ahead of the Union Cabinet expansion.