BJP appoints Fadnavis as Bihar polls in-charge

PATNA: In a major decision ahead of Bihar assembly polls, the BJP central core committee has decided to use the services of former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who will play the role of party’s election in-charge in Bihar along with BJP Bihar in-charge Bhupendra Yadav. “A formal announcement to this effect would be made shortly but the core committee has decided to entrust this responsibility to former Maharashtra CM,” said a senior party functionary of Bihar.

BJP sources said Fadnavis has been roped in by the party leadership for the poll preparedness and attended a Bihar core committee meeting of through video-conferencing on Thursday.