Four States have new BJP Presidents ahead of the General elections in 2024. The change in guard is well-thought though caught many by surprise. In Rajasthan, the party has sought to halt infighting, by replacing Satish Punia with two-term Lok Sabha member CP Joshi, also a Brahmin face.
 
Punia didn’t have the best of relations with former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who incidentally continues to be the party’s most formidable leader, though Delhi had reservations. Indications are equations are improving. Having broken ties with JD(U) in Bihar, the BJP has replaced Sanjay Jaiswal with MLC Samrat Chaudhary, a Kurmi leader, to maximise its outreach among OBC communities.
 
In Odisha, former minister and MP, Manmohan Samal, takes over. He is better-known faces, more aggressive with his politics bearing a distinct Hindutva mark. In Delhi, working State President Virender Sachdeva takes full-time charge even though he’s low-key, his organisational skills have ‘infused a sense of cohesion in the unit, pulled in different directions by local heavyweights.’ Will the new team boost BJP’s organisational machinery and consolidate its support base, time will tell.