Senior BJP leader Swatantra Dev Singh was on Tuesday appointed as president of Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). BJP General Secretary Arun Singh released a letter confirming Singh’s appointment as Uttar Pradesh BJP chief and said that he will take charge with immediate effect.

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Singh is currently Transport Minister in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s cabinet. Singh replaces incumbent UP BJP chief Dr Mangal Pandey who was appointed a Union minister in Modi 2.0 cabinet. He has been a two-time MLC from Uttar Pradesh. Singh was the incharge of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rallies during 2017 Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh.

He was also the incharge of ‘Shakti Booth’ during Gujarat Assembly election. Before the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Singh was appointed as the incharge of Madhya Pradesh. 

― Zee Media Newsroom