Patna: Three BJP functionaries — Shivesh Kumar Ram, Rituraj Sinha and Siddharth Shambhu — have been included in the party’s new national team announced on Monday by party national president Nitin Nabin. MLC Sanjay Mayukh has been relieved of his responsibility as national co-media in charge. No leader from Bihar has been appointed national vice-president or national general secretary.Rajya Sabha member Shivesh Kumar Ram has been appointed national president of the BJP Scheduled Caste Morcha, while Rituraj Sinha has been named co-convener of all party cells. Siddharth Shambhu will serve as a national secretary.Rituraj, son of former Rajya Sabha MP R K Sinha, is regarded as an organisation man and has served the party in various capacities in the past.Chief minister Samrat Choudhary congratulated the newly appointed national office-bearers and party functionaries entrusted with key responsibilities by the BJP leadership.In a post on X, Samrat said, “I am fully confident that, through your experience, dedication and organisational acumen, you all will play a pivotal role in further strengthening the party and taking the resolve of serving the nation to new heights.”BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi also congratulated the newly appointed office-bearers, saying Bihar netas had been given significant responsibilities in the national organisation.The BJP’s new national team comprises 13 vice-presidents, eight general secretaries and 16 secretaries.A native of Bhojpur district, Shivesh has held several organisational positions in the BJP over the years. Though he lost the 2024 Lok Sabha election, he has now been entrusted with leading the party’s SC Morcha at the national level.Saraogi said it was a matter of pride for Bihar BJP that Vinod Tawde, the party’s in charge for Bihar, had been reappointed as national general secretary. He added that the prominence given to women and young leaders in the new team reflected the BJP’s worker-centric and forward-looking approach.He said young netas would play a crucial role in taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a ‘Viksit Bharat’ to the masses.
