BJP national general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Vinod Tawde has been appointed the party’s Uttar Pradesh in-charge, putting the veteran organiser at the centre of its preparations for the high-stakes 2027 Assembly elections. The appointments came a day after BJP president Nitin Nabin announced a major organisational reshuffle and unveiled his new team of national office-bearers. Jagdish Ishwarbhai Patel has been named the co-in-charge of the state. Tawde was among the leaders appointed as national general secretaries.
At 63, Tawde brings extensive experience in election management, membership campaigns and organisational work. He was elected an MLA in 2014 and served in several important portfolios in the Devendra Fadnavis government, including school education, higher and technical education, medical education, sports and youth welfare, parliamentary affairs and cultural affairs. Tawde was appointed BJP in-charge of the state in 2022 and emerged as one of the party’s key strategists. He played a quiet but important role in guiding the campaign, helping the NDA return to power in Bihar and overseeing the alliance’s strong performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and its historic victory in the 2025 Assembly polls. The party faces a tougher road in 2027 after losing ground in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. For the first time since 2014, the BJP failed to win a majority on its own in the Lok Sabha. Earlier reporting noted: Since Uttar Pradesh is of great importance in the political strategy of the country, the appointment of Tawde clearly indicated the need of the party to coordinate organizationally in all the 403 assembly seats.
His role is therefore not limited to election campaigning. The party has also assigned newly appointed national general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Satish Poonia to Punjab, while Tarun Chugh has been made in-charge of Gujarat. His new responsibility in Uttar Pradesh, however, will put those skills to one of the party’s biggest political tests. A prominent Maharashtra leader from the OBC community, Tawde rose through the BJP’s state organisation before entering electoral politics. His organisational role became particularly prominent in Bihar. Following Sunil Bansal’s departure, the party was seen to lack a similarly prominent organisational operator in Uttar Pradesh. Former Union minister Radha Mohan Singh had been serving as the state in-charge, but the role had effectively lacked a strong, full-time organisational face. Tawde’s appointment appears aimed at filling that gap. He will also be expected to improve coordination between the BJP’s central leadership and the Uttar Pradesh government, strengthen the party organisation and keep factional disputes from affecting preparations for the polls. BJP National General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Vinod Tawde will take charge of Uttar Pradesh, along with National Secretary Jagdish Ishwarbhai Patel as co-in-charge. Satish Poonia, will take charge of the state to organize and strengthen booth level structures of the party.
Earlier reporting noted: BJP names election in-charges: Vinod Tawde takes UP command, Satish Poonia gets Punjab duty Vinod Tawde BJP Uttar Pradesh election in-charge: BJP National President Nitin Nabin has immediately made appointments of in-charge and co-in-charge of states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Gujarat. Earlier reporting noted: In Punjab, the National General Secretary, Dr.
