File photo of BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde. | Photo credit: The Hindu
In some of the first organizational appointments made by new BJP president Nitin Nabin, he announced national general secretary Vinod Tawde as the survey in-charge for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, with Union minister Shobha Karandlaje as the co-in-charge.
In late evening announcements on Tuesday (20 January 2026), it was also declared that former BJP general secretary Ram Madhav would be in-charge of the Greater Bengaluru Municipal polls, with former Rajasthan state president Satish Poonia and Maharashtra MLA Sanjay Upadhyaya as co-charges.
Mr. Tawde was also tasked with overseeing the election of a new mayor for Chandigarh on behalf of the BJP.
The Greater Bengaluru Municipal Corporation polls will be held after May 25 this year and voting will be done using paper ballots instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Ashish Shelar will be in charge of the local public polls in Telangana, which are scheduled to be held in February.
Another former state president from Rajasthan, Ashok Parnami and Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma will be co-accused.
Published – 20 Jan 2026 22:10 IST
