The BJP has replaced Amit Malviya with Chhattisgarh-based organiser Deepak Mhaskey as its new IT Cell chief, bringing a chemistry professor-turned-political strategist into a key national role. Mhaskey, who has worked with electoral data, agriculture and public-sector bodies, has been linked to the BJP’s Chhattisgarh organisation for years and now takes charge of the party’s digital operations nationwide.
He also holds a Chhattisgarh government role
The company profile says reports prepared by him have been submitted to and used by private and government agencies. Earlier reporting noted: Mhaskey is said to have a particular interest in data accumulation and analysis, especially electoral data and government beneficiary schemes. His profile on EIL says that reports he prepared have been submitted to and used by both private and government agencies.
The change is part of a wider reshuffle of the BJP’s national team under party president Nitin Nabin. Malviya had led the IT Cell for years and was also associated with the party’s work in West Bengal. One of the most relevant parts of Mhaskey’s profile for his new BJP role is his work with data. EIL describes him as being particularly interested in collecting and analysing electoral data at the national level, along with information related to government beneficiary schemes. That experience could be relevant to a political organisation that increasingly relies on voter information, digital outreach and data-led campaign planning. His long association with the state organisation gives him experience of party work beyond the digital space. His elevation now moves that experience from the state level to the BJP’s national IT setup. Mhaskey has another important public role in Chhattisgarh. He is chairman of the Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corporation Limited, the state government entity involved in medical supplies and related services. The corporation’s own dashboard lists him as chairman. Mhaskey enters the role with a different professional history. His path has moved from teaching Chemistry and agriculture to electoral data, party organisation, corporate governance and a state government-linked position. That combination makes his appointment notable as the BJP reshapes its national team.
Earlier reporting noted: Who is Deepak Mhaskey, replacing Amit Malviya as BJP’s new IT cell head? Earlier reporting noted: He has spent years working within the party’s state-level political ecosystem before moving into the national spotlight. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday appointed Deepak Mhaskey as its new social media convener as party national president Nitin Nabin rejigged his team to mark a generational shift.
