BJP Reshuffles State Leadership Ahead Of Polls: Vinod Tawde Gets UP Charge, Satish Poonia Named Punjab In-Charge

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday has appointed new in-charges and co-in-charges of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat as it realigns its organisational set-up before electoral contests.

Who will be in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat?

The BJP has witnessed a big reshuffle with the appointment of in-charges for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat. According to the party release, Vinod Tawde has been appointed in-charge of Uttar Pradesh and Jagdish Ishwarbhai Patel as co-in-Charge.

Satish Poonia has been appointed in-charge of Punjab whereas Tarun Chugh has been appointed in-charge of Gujarat.

The appointments will take effect from now on, BJP said in a statement.

BJP National President Nitin Nabin has appointed new state in-charges and co-in-charges for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Gujarat.

Uttar Pradesh: Vinod Tawde appointed In-charge; Jagdish Ishwarbhai Patel appointed Co-In-charge

Punjab: Satish Poonia appointed In-charge.

Gujarat:… pic.twitter.com/9TnNDIhbCI

— ANI (@ANI) August 18, 2026

What is the reason of reshuffle?

There has been a major reshuffle in the BJP with the appointment of new election in-charges of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat before the assembly elections next year. Nitin Nabin, the National President of BJP, has announced new appointments in the organisation in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat.

The appointees will be crucial in BJP's party restructuring and undertake party activities in the three states

भाजपा राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री @NitinNabin ने श्री @TawdeVinod
को उत्तर प्रदेश का प्रदेश प्रभारी एवं श्री @IJAGDISHPATEL को सह-प्रभारी, श्री @DrSatishPoonia को पंजाब का प्रदेश प्रभारी और श्री @tarunchughbjp को गुजरात का प्रदेश प्रभारी नियुक्त किया है। pic.twitter.com/twJWu8VeLo

— BJP (@BJP4India) August 18, 2026

What about the change of national team?

The BJP has revamped its national team the previous day with the inducting of new people including former Union minister Smriti Irani as general secretary and former RSS functionary Ram Madhav as vice president.

The most important appointment is that of Punjab as there was no in-charge after the death of former Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani in the Air India Flight 171 crash on 12 June 2025.