Madan Rathore has been appointed as president of Rajasthan BJP after the resignation of CP Joshi was accepted. BJP has appointed a new president Madan Rathore in Rajasthan. Rajya Sabha MP Madan Rathore (70) is close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The appointment of Madan Rathore is being considered an attempt to woo the original OBC category. Rathore was elected Rajya Sabha MP only about five months ago. He has been MLA from Sumerpur Vis seat twice and was also the Government Deputy Chief Whip in the previous BJP government.

In 2023 Madan Rathore filed the nomination as an independent candidate after the BJP refused to give him the ticket. Later Rathore withdrew the nomination. It was claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called Rathore to withdraw his nomination. Just two and a half months after the assembly elections, the party honoured him and declared him a Rajya Sabha candidate and he became a Rajya Sabha MP. Moreover, he has also been very active in the Sangh.

CP Joshi had offered to step down from the post of state president after the assembly elections and just before the Lok Sabha elections. After the state elections, since the CM and the State President belong to the same caste. Hence there was a discussion going on for a long time as to who should be appointed to the post of President.

Madan Rathore expressed his gratitude

Newly appointed state president Madan Rathore said that I am very grateful to the party. I have no words to express my gratitude. Party have so much faith in a small person. I will try my best to live up to the expectations of the party’s high command.

BJP national general secretary Radha Mohan Das Agarwal has been appointed as the new in-charge of Rajasthan BJP. The post of in-charge has been lying vacant since the state elections. Aggarwal is also a Rajya Sabha MP and had left his seat in UP for CM Yogi Adityanath. Aggarwal has been MLA from Gorakhpur seat five times. Vijaya Rahatkar will continue in the post of co-in-charge.