BJP appoints Bawankule Maha unit chief, Ashish Shelar head of Mumbai unit

August 12, 2022 15:54

Chandrashekhar Bawankule

The BJP on Friday appointed Chandrashekhar Bawankule as its Maharashtra unit president and Ashish Shelar as its Mumbai unit chief.

Bawankule, an OBC by caste replaced Chandrakant Patil, a Maratha, as he became the minister in the newly sworn cabinet of the Shinde-Fadnavis government.

Similarly Shelar, who is also a Maratha by caste replaced Mangal Prabhat Lodha as the Mumbai unit president.

Lodha also became minister in the recently sworn cabinet of the BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra.

Bawankule's appointment highlights the BJP's bid to consolidate backward community votes in the state as it gears up for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. -- PTI

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