Agartala , Jun 17, 2024, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Agartala, Jun 17: Former Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb will assist as co-incharge Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who has been made BJP's election incharge for Haryana.

BJP president JP Nadda on Monday appointed the party's election incharges and co-incharges for assembly poll-bound Haryana, besides Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir.

Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Bhupender Yadav has been appointed as the incharge for Maharashtra while Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will be the co-incharge for the state, according to a statement issued by the party.

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the election incharge for Jharkhand, while Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is the co-incharge for the state, the statement said.

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has been appointed as the incharge for Jammu and Kashmir.

Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand are due later this year. The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to hold the elections in Jammu and Kashmir by September.