Sahasrabuddhe is currently director of the Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini at Uttan in Thane, a think tank of the BJP which also conducts training workshops for party workers.
At least three Mumbai politicians may get prominent portfolios in the new national executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of Nitin Gadkari, a source in the party said.
“Bal Apte, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, and Piyush Goyal, all residents of Mumbai, are set to play an important role in the BJP at the national level,” the source said. “Apte will be vice-president, Sahasrabuddhe will be secretary, and Goyal will be the treasurer.”
Apte is already a vice-president of the party and is likely to be retained in the new president’s team. Sahasrabuddhe is currently director of the Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini at Uttan in Thane, a think tank of the BJP which also conducts training workshops for party workers.
Goyal is treasurer of the BJP’s state unit and one of the handlers of Friends of the BJP, a non-governmental organisation that works to induct influential people into the party.
“Apte is a dedicated worker,” the source said. “Gadkari will not drop him. Sahasrabuddhe has his origins in the RSS [Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh], parent organisation of the BJP. He may be asked to work as political adviser to Gadkari.
“Goyal was keen to contest the elections to the Rajya Sabha two years ago. But he was denied an opportunity at that time. So he will be made party treasurer. As the son of the late BJP treasurer Vedprakash Goyal, he has strong backing in the party for the post.”
Apart from these three politicians, another leader from Mumbai, former Lok Sabha member Kirit Somaiya, is also trying to get inducted at the national level of the party. But his chances are believed to be slim.
“Somaiya is pressing hard to become secretary or general secretary,” the source said. “But Gadkari may keep him away because he does not want too many leaders from Maharashtra at the national level.”
There are indications that Gopinath Munde, Gadkari’s rival in the state, may be dropped as general secretary. Munde has been elected the party’s deputy leader in Lok Sabha. “Vasundhara Raje and Vinay Katiyar may be the new general secretaries,” the source said.
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