In Punjab, 75-year-old Kewal Singh Dhillon has been entrusted with the state leadership. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Barnala between 2007 and 2017 and is widely regarded as a close associate of former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Dhillon was previously associated with the Congress party before joining the BJP in June 2022. Since then, he has been serving as the state vice president and is considered a strong political leader from the Malwa region.
Harsh Malhotra, born on 24 April 1964, currently serves as a Member of Parliament from East Delhi representing the BJP. He belongs to the Punjabi community, which holds significant electoral influence in East Delhi. He is presently serving as Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Malhotra began his political journey in 2012 when he won the municipal councillor election from Welcome Ward. In 2015, he was elected Mayor of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation. He secured a decisive victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections by a margin of 390,000 votes and was re-elected from the East Delhi constituency in 2024.
In Tripura, 40-year-old Abhishek Debroy, a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Matabari in Gomati district, has been appointed as the new state president. He was also elected as an MLA in 2023, strengthening his position within the state political structure.
Archana Gupta has been appointed as the new BJP state president for Haryana, completing the party’s leadership reshuffle across the four states. However, no additional background details regarding her political career were provided in the announcement.
This organisational reshuffle underscores the BJP’s ongoing effort to strengthen its state-level leadership structure ahead of future political challenges, with experienced leaders and emerging regional figures being placed at the forefront of party strategy.
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